Counselling Books
Skills in Transactional Analysis Counselling and Pschotherapy
This is a practical introduction to a uniquely comprehensive therapeutic approach, which combines theories of the mind, emotions, behaiour and bodily experience. (more)
Counseling Persons of African Descent: Raising the Bar of Practitioner Competence
This represents a major breakthrough in scholarship on African American psychology. An important work for counseling professionals as well as for students in social work and counseling programs. It... (more)
Brief Counselling: Narratives and Solutions
This book presents both solution focused and narrative approaches to brief counselling. Acknowledging the expertise of ordinary people in devising solutions to their problems, it reflects the current... (more)
Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills: Skilled Client Model
A step-by-step guide to therapeutic work using the'skilled client model'. Central to this innovative approach, is the assumption that the skill of counsellors and therapists lies in their capacity to... (more)
Multicultural Counselling: A Reader
Race is a complex and sensitive subject which has a direct and significant bearing on counselling. Multicultural Counselling provides insights and provokes debate about the impact of race and... (more)
Human Relationship Skills
A practical 'how to' guide to relationship skills, showing how readers can improve and, where necessary, repair relationships. This thoroughly revised and updated 4th edition reflects the increased... (more)
Healing Arts Therapies and Person-Centered Dementia Care
One of the highly respected the Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides. (more)
Developing Good Practice in Community Care: Partnership and Participation
Grounded in practice and located within relevant literature, this comprehensive resource presents examples of developments in the field of community care. (more)
A Short Journey into Trauma: Understanding and Coping with Post-Traumatic-Stress
This book aims to challenge and change unhelpful attitudes to those who suffer traumatic reactions, to show that they are not signs of weakness or a personality disorder and that there is... (more)
Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Second Edition
Eagerly awaited by many counsellors and psychotherapists, this new edition includes an updated preface, new content on recent research and new developments and debates around relational depth, and... (more)
Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction: Fifth Edition
The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know about: * The goals for counselling children... (more)
Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology
A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the... (more)
Through a Trauma Lens: Transforming Health and Behavioral Health Systems
Through a Trauma Lens aims to understand and highlight successful examples of health, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and other service delivery systems that have implemented an integrated... (more)
Intentional Intervention in Counseling and Therapy: Goals and Process in Client Engagement
Intentional Intervention in Counseling and Therapy answers three questions: what heals in counseling and therapy and how? What actions in clinical decision making ensure an optimal outcome for the... (more)
Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Psychotherapy Practice: The Definitive Resource for Private Practice
Written by two therapists with extensive business experience, Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Psychotherapy Practice addresses the clinical and financial challenges of establishing and... (more)
Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health: A Handbook for Frontline Caregivers Working with Women with Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties
Postnatal Depression and Maternal Mental Health: A Handbook for Frontline Caregivers Working with Women with Perinatal Mental Health Difficulties is an accessible handbook that is intended to support... (more)
Tools for Helpful Souls: Especially for Highly Sensitive People Who Provide Help Either on a Professional or Private Level
Highly sensitive people spend a lot of time trying to balance their surroundings, including the emotions and wellbeing of those around them, which lends to a supportive and caring nature. While... (more)
Safeguarding Adults Online: A Guide for Social Workers
Readers of this evidence-informed, practical guide will learn how to understand and identify online risks, critically evaluate relevant online safeguarding issues on a case-by-case basis and develop... (more)
Practical Supervision for Counsellors Who Work with Young People
Counsellors working with young people often find it can feel like messy, complex work. What helps when counsellors are stuck? This book recalls those moments when supervision sessions have been... (more)
What Counsellors and Spiritual Directors Can Learn from Each Other: Ethical Practice, Training and Supervision
This new edited collection explores the intersection of spiritual direction and counselling/psychotherapy, and the relationship between the two. Citing the influencing effect prayer and counselling... (more)
A Guide to Graduate Programs in Counseling
Written for undergraduate students and other prospective counselors, A Guide to Graduate Programs in Counseling is the first of its kind to create a comprehensive, reliable means of learning about... (more)