A second, updated edition of the title which provides sample exams and guidance for counsellors who wish to become certified by either the Council or the Accreditation of Counselling and Related Education, or the National Board for Certified Counsellors.

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in applying the systemic ways of working developed in the context of family therapy to couples work, but without a corresponding body of literature to foster and support this. Therefore any additions... are welcome. This publication benefits from an approach which makes systemic ideas comprehensible and approachable to those not familiar with them... an accessible introduction' - "Sexual and Marital Therapy

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Individuals within a couple relationship are asked by their partner to fulfil a multitude of needs - for example, for...

The Third Edition of Counselling and Psychotherapy for Depression is a popular and practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. As well as describing the skills and techniques used by practitioners, the book explores the features and complexities of depressed states including general negativity; sense of failure and abandonment; and feelings of powerlessness, anger, shame, and guilt. The Third Edition has been revised and updated and features a new chapter focusing on the role of the therapeutic relationship.

New approaches from cognitive therapy have made significant advances towards helping clients with psychosomatic problems. This practical and comprehensive guide describes a cognitive way of working with clients who present for counselling with physical symptoms, but where psychological issues or problems are causing or maintaining those symptoms.

Includes guidelines that show practitioners how they can give their clients the most effective help for their stress problems using a technically eclectic and systematic approach. This book discusses the symptoms and causes of stress and outlines a framework in which stress problems can be understood.

This revised and updated third edition is a highly practical guide to the steps that counselors can take on a day-to-day basis to help those who have problems with their use of alcohol. It is the key book recommended by most alcohol counseling courses in the UK, including the Scottish national alcohol counselors training scheme.

This highly acclaimed text provides clear guidance for counselors and demonstrates the need to treat every client as an individual, attempting to understand and therefore enable the client to understand, what they are doing and why. The book has been...