Counselling Books
Becoming a Counsellor: A Student Companion
A one-stop reference book for all new counselling trainees. Whether starting out on an introductory course or tackling a postgraduate diploma, this book will make the journey to professional... (more)
Thinking of Becoming a Counsellor?
If you are thinking of becoming a counsellor, you may be wondering if you could put to good use your own life experience by offering support and understanding to those trying to cope with... (more)
Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy: Second Edition
This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary... (more)
A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory
This crisp text, by one of social work's most highly regarded commentators offers the perfect entry point into the complex world of social work theory. Written in a clear conversational style and... (more)
Social Approaches to Mental Distress
This new title sets out the values, theoretical understandings, research base, and practice which underpin a social approach to mental health practice. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery... (more)
Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which... (more)
Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
A ground-breaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability. Examining these and other... (more)
Working with Immigrant Families: A Practical Guide for Counselors
Working with Immigrant Families examines the theoretical and practice-based issues that must be considered by counseling professionals when performing family therapy with immigrant clients. It... (more)
The Counselor's Guide for Facilitating the Interpretation of Dreams: Family and Other Relationship Systems Perspectives
This book will serve as a guide for practicing counselors and therapists to facilitate work with their clients interpreting their dreams in order to reduce and alleviate stress, with a focus on... (more)
Good Practice in Assessing Risk: Current Knowledge, Issues and Approaches
Maintaining a balance between managing and assessing risk and upholding the required high standards of practice in health and social care can be demanding, particularly in the current climate of... (more)
Supervision as Collaboration in the Human Services: Building a Learning Culture
Key aspects of a learning organization and the process of organizational learning are explored in this volume as they apply across a variety of human services, including social, mental health,... (more)
Introduction to Counseling: Voices from the Field: 7th Revised Edition
This student-centered overview of the counseling profession exposes you to real challenges faced by experienced practitioners and gives you an unparalleled look at what your professional future may... (more)
Therapy and Beyond: Counselling Psychology Contributions to Therapeutic and Social Issues
Presents an overview of the origins, current practices, and potential future of the discipline of counselling psychology.
* Presents an up-to-date review of the knowledge base behind the discipline... (more)
The Counsellor's Handbook: Third Edition
This successful title has been updated with new entries to reflect the changes within the counselling profession over the last few years. Maintaining the popular alphabetical style of the previous... (more)
Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
This book provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession. Barbara Mitchels and Tim Bond make legal issues relevant and bring them alive... (more)
Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy
This innovative new textbook examines the critical debates around key topics in counselling and psychotherapy. In nine sections - including Everyday Counselling Practice, Training and Curriculum... (more)
Relationship-based Social Work: Discovering the Heart of Practice
Relationship-based practice is founded on the idea that human relationships are of paramount importance and should be at the heart of all good social work practice. This book provides a thorough... (more)
What is Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Written specifically for students on counselling and psychotherapy courses, this book gives an overview of the profession from its early beginnings in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis through the... (more)
Creating the Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy
At the centre of good counselling and psychotherapy practice is the relationship between therapist and client. This book is an essential guide for counselling and psychotherapy students who want to... (more)
Counselling and Psychotherapy in Organisational Settings
This book introduces some of the specific contexts in which today's counsellors and psychotherapists find themselves working. It draws upon the experience of counsellors active in their field and... (more)
Counselor Supervision: Fourth Edition
This new edition is intended for counselor educators, counselor supervisor practitioners, and supervisors-in-training in a variety of educational and mental health settings. The editors have brought... (more)
Therapeutic Journal Writing: An Introduction for Professionals
Writing a journal is not just about keeping a record of daily events - journal writing provides a unique therapeutic opportunity for personal and professional development. Kate Thompson guides the... (more)
Counselling...? Me?: A Guide to the Talking Therapies
Although exact figures are hard to come by, statistical surveys suggest that as many as one in four of us in Britain suffer mental distress at some time in our lives. This is reflected in the... (more)
Theories of Counselling and Psychotherapy: An Introduction to the Different Approaches: Second Revised Edition
This concise and effective text provides a clear comparative approach to the main models of therapy for students of counselling, psychotherapy and mental health. Drawing on case examples, it shows... (more)
Voices from the Field: Defining Moments in Counselor and Therapist Development
All professional counselors can identify a number of key turning points in their careers: moments, interactions, and processes that crystallized key realizations for them regarding their practice... (more)
Marrying Well: The Clinician's Guide to Premarital Counseling
Therapists who do not specialise in premarital counselling are often called on to provide this therapy or they may wish to expand into this field. In this title, two therapists with decades of... (more)
Post-qualifying Social Work Practice
Gives an overview of the post qualifying awards in social work. This book intends to help social workers enhance their post qualifying knowledge, skills and values within specialist areas of... (more)
Counselling and Therapy Techniques: Theory and Practice
This is the first book on counselling skills to look in detail at the practical interventions and tools used to establish the therapeutic relationship. Step-by-step, the text teaches the reader... (more)