This new edition is an indispensable introduction to the core principles of counselling for those interested in counselling and those considering training. It describes the main styles of counselling, provides an excellent framework for helping, and introduces some of the approaches and key tools used within a counselling relationship
Offers a stimulating and highly accessible introduction to the key aspects of counselling
Recurring case studies to illustrate clearly the practical application of the range of styles and approaches in counselling and experiential exercises are included in each chapter to facilitate the reader's learning and understanding
Guides the reader, in a straightforward, readable style, through the main issues that arise within counselling/helping relationships
A book to enthuse, excite and empower those contemplating counselling training, or those who have embarked on a course and want a broad introduction
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiv
1 Introduction: What This Book is About 1
Part I: Foundations and Core Processes for Counselling and Helping 11
2 Counselling and Helping 15
3 The Basic Features of Counselling Relationships 29
4 Being Helped: Creating the Right Conditions and Expectations 53
5 Helping the Helpers 68
Part II: The Range of Styles and Approaches 85
6 Helping People to Cope 91
7 Helping People to Do Things Differently 109
8 Helping People with their Thinking 127
9 Helping People with their Feelings 147
10 Helping People with their Bodies 165
11 Helping People with their Unconscious Processes 182
12 Helping People with their Spirituality 197
13 Helping People by Coaching 213
Part III: Social Processes 229
14 Helping People to Use their Networks 233
15 Helping People in Groups 251
16 Summary and Conclusions 268
Notes 273
Further Reading, Websites and Organisations 274
Index 283
