Focusing on the client-therapist relationship at the core of counselling & psychotherapy practice, this book introduces a model effective across all therapeutic approaches. It provides a cross-modality framework for practice by engaging the trainee directly in the drama of the therapeutic encounter.

This book provides step-by-step guidance on identifying, understanding and managing countertransference. It pays particular attention to ethical and cultural issues.

The book presents the key elements of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), both theory and practice, accessibly and in as few words as possible - it is a primer on REBT for beginning counsellors or those who want a straightforward overview.

This volume brings together the historical context, current theories, research and issues involved in the practice of counseling women.

A guide to helping and supporting young people experiencing difficulties at home and at school or college. Covering issues from low self-esteem and sexuality, to substance misuse and aggression, it draws on a method of brief integrative counselling to illustrate how a time-limited therapy can work in an often pressured and time-limited setting.

Shows what coaching actually looks like in different settings and contexts and is accompanied by a dedicated website which includes 24 fascinating extended case studies, specially written to delve deeper into the various particularities, roles and settings found within distinct coaching contexts.

Introducing Psychopathology is an essential course companion for counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology trainees. It explains how to describe and diagnose client problems in clear, accessible language, demystifying the concept of psychopathology and revealing it as an integral aspect of training and practice.

The only authored, pedagogical textbook to address the range of transcultural issues in therapy; Patricia D'Ardenne draws on over 40 years of experience to explore ethnic, linguistic, religious, economic, political and environmental difference and give practical advice on how to work effectively in a world on the move.

This timely new edition describes how to use cognitive behaviour therapy successfully with clients in a brief, time-limited way. It covers a wide range of disorders including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress, or those who are suicidal.

Comprising 12 accessible chapters from leading experts in the field, this book brings together in one volume the major approaches to CBT practised in Britain today and will prove essential reading for both CBT trainees and practitioners.