Bücher der Reihe Counselling in Action Series

The definitive introduction to the theory and practice of emotion-focused counselling.

This is your essential guide to standards and ethics in the psychological therapies. The book introduces you to key ethical values and principles and discusses how to practice in accordance with these.

This best-selling, practical, evidence-based guide to the cognitive behavioural approach takes trainees step-by-step through the process of counselling, from initial contact with the client to termination and follow up.

With over 25,000 copies sold since its first edition, this book provides an unrivalled introduction to the core concepts and basic techniques of transactional analysis (TA).

This bestselling book maintains the accessibility and verve of previous editions while incorporating new developments in the person-centred approach. John McLeod joins authors Dave Mearns and Brian Thorne to contribute an exciting new chapter on research relevant to the person-centred field.

This book provides a concise, accessible, practical, step-by-step guide to the process of psychodynamic counselling from beginning to middle to end.

Presents an introduction to personal construct counselling for counselling trainees and practitioners. Outlining the key principles of the personal construct approach to counselling and relating them to practice, this book explores ways in which counsellors can build the client's awareness of the manner in which he or she construes problems.

Does counselling have to be long-term to be helpful? Should only women counsel women? How can you evaluate counselling? This book offers answers to these and many other frequently asked questions. It includes discussions that range over various aspects of counselling, from practical and theoretical to personal and ethical matters.

Does counselling have to be long-term to be helpful? Should only women counsel women? How can you evaluate counselling? This book offers answers to these and many other frequently asked questions. It includes discussions that range over various aspects of counselling, from practical and theoretical to personal and ethical matters.

Counsellors often struggle in their work with clients, convinced that their more experienced colleagues have not encountered similar problems and worries. This work shares the painful lessons the authors have learned over the course of their careers as practitioners.

Explores the issues involved in both the training and supervision of counsellors and in the preparation of those who are to undertake supervisory and training roles. This book discusses the responsibilities and the professional and practical issues involved. It deals with the important issue of training for counsellor trainers and supervisors.

`How hard it is to find a book to recommend to trainees, which will give them an insight into what counselling (and psychotherapy too, for that matter) is really like. This book does exactly that' - ChangesThis book transcends different counselling approaches and is aimed at counsellor trainers and their trainees.

Examines the sources of stress for counsellors and the practical strategies that they can use to overcome it. This book also examines the nature of the stresses that counsellors face in different areas, details the typical responses that counsellors make and suggests methods for improved coping.