Did you know the most common number of sessions people attend is one? There is no guarantee our clients will return for a full treatment episode. Single session thinking is about treating each session as if it is the last, and making the most of the full session time. Join research associate Dr Caitlin Miller as she speaks with Nick Barrington from The Bouverie Centre, about how to integrate single session thinking into your practice, and how thinking single session can enhance our therapy practices.
Resources
The Bouverie Centre developed a map for navigating the first session.
The Bouverie Centre frequently runs training in Single Session Thinking. For those keen to travel, the fifth international Single Session Thinking conference is in Chicago, June 2025
Article: Rycroft, P., & Young, J. (2021). Translating single session thinking into practice. Single session thinking and practice in global, cultural, and familial contexts: Expanding applications, 42-53.
Article: Cannistrà, F. (2022). The Single Session Therapy Mindset Fourteen Principles Gained Through an Analysis of the Literature. International Journal of Brief Therapy and Family Science, 12(1), 1-26.
Article: Hoyt, M. F., & Cannistrà, F. (2021). Common errors in single-session therapy. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 40(3), 29-41.
For those who want to read a bit more, the article Nick referenced about Mindset is also a chapter in this book:
Hoyt, M. F., Young, J., & Rycroft, P. (Eds.). (2021). Single session thinking and practice in global, cultural, and familial contexts: Expanding applications. Routledge.
