The authors investigate the meaning and purpose of boundaries within and around the therapeutic experience.

The term boundary is borrowed from geography; as in geography, boundaries can function as barriers or delineators. They can -keep in- or -keep out-; they can hinder or enable safe passage from one place to another. A boundary is more than a simple line delineating one space from another; it is an entity with properties that demand a response if they are to be negotiated. Boundaries circumscribe a space that can be viewed objectively, or experienced subjectively, as a...

Dreams work on the emotional raw material of our life experience and an ability to work with them is an essential tool for the counsellor, psychotherapist and analyst. This book is the fifth in the series of SAP monographs that aim to provide a practical guide to core concepts and concerns in clinical practice. The book offers a simple, effective and practical method of exploring, understanding and working with dreams which illuminates the rich layers of their symbolic meaning.

It outlines and explores the core theoretical models relating to dreams Jungian, Freudian and...