Richard Velleman
Richard Velleman is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, and Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of Bath. He has a keen interest in evidence-based service development, and has founded and led statutory addictions services, a family and psychosis service, developed a national scheme to train volunteer counsellors, and worked as an NHS Trust Board Director. Dr Velleman has published over 200 books, chapters, and journal papers on a range of counselling and other mental health topics.
Risk and Resilience
Alcohol-related problems are recognized as being near the very top of the world league table of health and social problems. "Risk and Resilience" looks at the issue of young adults who grew up in... (more)
Clinical Handbook of Co-existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems
Co-existing mental health and drug and alcohol problems occur frequently in primary care and clinical settings. Despite this, health professionals rarely receive training in how to detect, assess and... (more)
Counselling for Alcohol Problems: Third Edition
This third edition is a practical guide to working with people who have problems with their use of alcohol. It is the key book recommended by most alcohol counselling courses in the UK, including the... (more)
Counselling and Helping: Second Edition
This new edition - based on the original book by Steve Murgatroyd - is an indispensable introduction to the core principles of counselling for those interested in counselling and those considering... (more)