Counselling Books
Healing Arts Therapies and Person-Centered Dementia Care
One of the highly respected the Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides. (more)
Master Therapists: Exploring Expertise in Therapy and Counseling
In this 10th Anniversary text, Thomas M. Skovholt and Len Jennings paint an elaborate portrait of expert or master therapists. The book contains extensive qualitative research from three doctoral... (more)
Multiple Relationships in Psychotherapy and Counseling: Unavoidable, Common, and Mandatory Dual Relations in Therapy
This first-of-a-kind analysis will focus exclusively on unavoidable and mandated multiple relationships between clients and psychotherapists. The book will cover the ethics of a range of venues and... (more)
Solution Focused Practice in Asia
This book is a collection of solution focused practice across Asia, offering case examples from the fields of therapy, education, supervision, coaching and organisation/consulting. It demonstrates... (more)
Using Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Guide to More Inclusive Theory and Practice
The therapeutic potential of working with clients' mental images is widely acknowledged, yet there is still little in the counselling and psychotherapy literature on more inclusive approaches to the... (more)
The Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Unravelling the issues surrounding the therapeutic relationship, this book highlights the importance of the relationship itself, of the client as a proactive agent in the process, and of the need for... (more)
Islamic Counselling: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
Islamic counselling is a form of counselling which incorporates spirituality into the therapeutic process. Until now there has been little material available on the subject with no one agreed... (more)
Working With Risk in Counselling and Psychotherapy
The wide-ranging contexts in which counselling and psychotherapy is now practiced means clients present with a range of risks that therapists have to respond to. Risk is an ever-present issue for... (more)
Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health: A Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Well-being is an important topic for many different professions. From health professionals to politicians, a number of fields seek to research, understand and promote wellbeing. As a concept at the... (more)
Telephone Counselling: A Handbook for Practitioners
The use of the telephone as a tool for counselling is increasingly appealing, providing clients with a service that combines accessibility and convenience. But how can practitioners ensure the same... (more)
Couple Counselling: A Practical Guide
This practical book outlines the essential principles and practices of couple counselling. Demystifying this form of therapy, the author provides a step-by-step guide from the first meeting through... (more)
Skills in Rational Emotive Behaviour Counselling and Psychotherapy
A practical guide to the application of the rational emotive behaviour approach at each stage of the therapeutic process. It focuses on skills which arise out of rational emotive behaviour theory as... (more)
Counselling in Health Care Settings: A Handbook for Practitioners
This solution-focused guide shows how to provide effective counselling with clients who are physically ill. Combining theory, real life examples and evidence-based approaches, the authors draw on... (more)
Online Counselling: A Handbook for Practitioners
Therapy via the internet is a developing field for counsellors. This accessible guide focuses on technological and therapeutic aspects of online work, relevant across all counselling approaches. With... (more)
Anger, Rage and Relationship: An Empathic Approach to Anger Management
Presents a radically new way to understand and work with anger and rage issues. Taking a relational approach to anger and rage, the book presents a positive view of human nature, supported by recent... (more)
Counselling for Grief and Bereavement
The authors take readers step-by-step through the skills needed to facilitate the process of grief, initiate healing and promote a sense of growth. Providing a firm theoretical base, they discuss the... (more)
Counseling Troubled Boys: A Guidebook for Professionals
This volume provides practitioners with clear, helpful information about the process of understanding and engaging a wide array of boys and adolescent males in counseling. It supplies case examples... (more)
Cross Cultural Awareness and Social Justice in Counseling
Ellis and Carlson presents the relevant research and practice information to include the race-based, ethnic-based, and social justice-based skills that are key to counseling training programs. The... (more)
Career Counselling: Second Edition
Explains what career counselling actually is, why people seek it, and indicates the many contexts where it is used. This second edition examines the issues typically brought to career counselling,... (more)
Difference and Diversity in Counselling: Contemporary Psychodynamic Perspectives
Psychodynamic counseling is rooted in psychoanalytic tradition. It relates to a rich wealth of material that helps us to understand the functioning of the human psyche, the stages of human... (more)
Managing High Risk Offenders in the Community:
Risk Management of Sex Offenders in the Community attempts to answer questions about the nature of the risk posed by sex offenders, and the most effective means of managing that risk in the community. (more)
Mental Health Handbook for Schools
As the government strives for a more inclusive education policy, more and more teachers find themselves in the frontline when dealing with children with mental health problems. Many have not had... (more)
Trauma: A practitioner's guide to counselling
Events such as Hillsborough, Dunblane and Zeebruge have heightened public awareness of the impact of trauma. This book offers a comprehensive guide to all aspects of trauma counselling, covering:... (more)
Spirituality and Mental Health Care: Rediscovering a 'Forgotten' Dimension
This work presents a model of mental health care that will enable carers to incorporate spirituality effectively into their caring strategies. The author explores the therapeutic significance of... (more)