Counselling Books
Social Constructionism: Third Edition
Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from everyday... (more)
Principles-Based Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Method of Levels Approach
Many current approaches to the treatment of psychological problems focus on specific disorders and techniques that are purported to be effective and distinct. Recent advances in knowledge and theory,... (more)
Counselling Skills for Becoming a Wiser Practitioner: Tools, Techniques and Reflections for Building Practice Wisdom
People learn mainly from experience and from doing. This book conveys the reality of the counselling room and provides helpful tips and techniques to enable practitioners to develop and refine their... (more)
Dyslexia and Mental Health: Helping People to Overcome Depressive, Self-Harming and Other Adverse Emotional Coping Strategies
Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead people with dyslexia to camouflage the difficulties they face, to... (more)
Improving Mental Health Through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships
Social support is the everyday assistance offered by family, friends, neighbours and colleagues, as well as the foundations of support in a range of non-clinical settings, and plays a vital role in a... (more)
Spiritual Accompaniment and Counselling: Journeying with Psyche and Soul
The contributors, who each work with spiritual issues, either explicitly as spiritual directors or accompaniers, or as an implicit part of their therapeutic work, offer a psychologically-informed... (more)
The Heart of Counseling: Counseling Skills Through Therapeutic Relationships: Second Edition
More than any other text on the market, The Heart of Counseling is effective in helping students to understand the importance of therapeutic relationships and to develop the qualities that make the... (more)
Embedding Counselling and Communication Skills: A Relational Skills Model
Embedding Counselling and Communication Skills provides step-by-step learning for those looking to gain theoretical and practical understanding of using counselling and communication skills within... (more)
Psychoanalytic Approaches for Counselors
Using a common factors approach, this book will help counselors-in-training consider theories from the perspective of the client, and what makes sense to him/her. It will show that theory and... (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)
Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills: Second Edition
This text can be used in all clinical skills courses and practical across the human services. It is designed to teach students the fundamental interviewing tools (e.g., empathy, reflection,... (more)
Nelson-Jones' Theory and Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy: Sixth Edition
This sixth edition provides an essential introduction to the major theoretical approaches in counselling and psychotherapy today. Comprehensive and accessible, it now includes two brand new chapters... (more)
Assessment and Case Formulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Understanding why and how you go about constructing a viable assessment and case formulation can be a daunting, and often difficult, task for trainee counsellors and psychotherapists engaging with... (more)
An Introduction to the Therapeutic Relationship in Counselling and Psychotherapy
The therapeutic relationship is considered to be the most significant factor in achieving positive therapeutic change. As such, it is essential that trainee and practising therapists are able to... (more)
Understanding Person-Centred Counselling: A Personal Journey
This book provides a key introduction to the theory, concepts and practice of the person-centred approach, through the lens of the practitioner's experience and personal development. Writing as... (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)
Therapy, Culture and Spirituality: Developing Therapeutic Practice
At times there is reluctance, even a taboo, to talk about how race, culture, religion and spirituality affect us. Yet the whole point of 'talking therapies' is to invite people to express and reflect... (more)
Counselling Children and Young People in Private Practice: A Practical Guide
With statutory CAMHS services often heavily oversubscribed, and school and college services mainly offering brief therapeutic interventions, parents are increasingly turning to private practitioners... (more)
Self-Care for the Mental Health Practitioner: The Theory, Research and Practice of Preventing and Addressing the Occupational Hazards of the Profession
This book provides a comprehensive resource on self-care for those working in the field of psychotherapy.
Beginning with an exploration of the role and duties of the mental health practitioner,... (more)
The Compassionate Practitioner: How to Create a Successful and Rewarding Practice
Focusing on the importance of relationship-building, this handbook explains how to turn new clients into regulars and make your practice flourish. If you can create trust, loyalty and a sense of... (more)
Nature and Therapy: Understanding Counselling and Psychotherapy in Outdoor Spaces
Recent decades have seen an increasing interest in the healing and therapeutic potential of nature and interest in the potential of greencare interventions for the benefit of mental health. The field... (more)
Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy: Techniques for Clinical Practice
Zen Meditation presents a practical advantage to people undergoing psychotherapy as a practice providing tools for seeing directly and objectively, a skill which many clients lack. This inspiring... (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)
Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective
This text combines cutting-edge expertise with deeply rooted Christian insights to offer a comprehensive survey of ten major counseling and psychotherapy approaches. (more)
Core Approaches in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Core Approaches in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a comprehensive guide to the four main psychological approaches (Humanistic, Psychodynamic, Behavioural and Cognitive) and introduces several of... (more)
The Trouble with Psychotherapy: Counselling and Common Sense
With regulation imminent, counsellors need to demystify their work to the outside world. This ground-breaking text focuses on experiential engagement as a rich source of unity for very different... (more)
Neuroscience for Counsellors: Practical Applications for Counsellors, Therapists and Mental Health Practitioners
This is an invaluable resource for counsellors and therapists looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients' needs. Each chapter focuses on different discoveries... (more)
Competence and Self-Care in Counselling and Psychotherapy
What is it that makes a counsellor or psychotherapist competent? In Competence and Self-Care in Counselling and Psychotherapy Gerrie Hughes offers a framework for understanding what being competent... (more)
Philosophical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Encounters with Four Questions about Knowing, Effectiveness, and Truth
To become a counselor or psychotherapist, one must learn a confusing and conceptually disconnected array of theories, techniques, and ideologies. For instance, CBT, humanistic, and psychodynamic... (more)
Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy
In Philosophy's Role in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Peter Raabe argues that philosophy is an effective method in treating mental illness. Calling for a paradigm shift away from the standard belief... (more)