<p>In this book, Professor Dryden outlines seven core principles of&nbsp;Single-Session Therapy (SST). Beginning with a discussion of&nbsp;issues&nbsp;concerning the nature of SST, he puts forward the view that single-session therapy is best understood within the context in which it is&nbsp;practised. He then outlines central features of single-session thinking or what is known as the single-session mindset which underpins good SST practice. Professor Dryden makes the point that SST is not several&nbsp;sessions crammed into one. Rather, it is complete in itself and has its&nbsp;own process which he carefully outlines.</p><p><br></p><p>One of the most frequently asked questions about single-session therapy stems from the doubts that therapists have about the possibility&nbsp;of forming a good therapeutic relationship in a single session.&nbsp;Professor Dryden shows that forming such a relationship is possible and argues that effective SST is based on the development and maintenance of a good working alliance and discusses the main&nbsp;features of this alliance.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Dryden emphasizes that the effective practice of single-session therapy is based on (a) consensual views of good practice&nbsp;that stem from the single-session mindset and (b) individual&nbsp;contributions from therapists based on their views of what constitutes&nbsp;effective practice. In illustrating the latter, Professor Dryden discusses&nbsp;what he brings to the practice of SST from his own ways of working&nbsp;as a clinician.</p>