Brief Counselling: A Practical Integrative Approach

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Almost two thirds of counselors and psychotherapists work with clients in up to twenty sessions each: this book reflects that reality and the challenges involved. The bestselling first edition of this book, by two of the UK's leading counselor trainers and academics, was praised by trainers and tutors for its accessibility, comprehensiveness and practicality. It was also a leading contribution to the movement towards time-conscious counselling and to an understanding of the therapeutic alliance across time. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include significant recent professional developments and new thinking in the counsellings field. Additions include more detailed discussion of: Assessment Contracting Very brief counsellings Clinical reasoning Clients' modalities Technical repertoire Depression and realism Supervision of brief counsellings In the rapidly maturing profession of counsellings, this book's sensitivity to time as a precious resource, clients' perceptions, evidence-based guidelines and integration of some of the best thinking from several counsellings models make it an ideal core text for beginners and reflective practitioners. Thoughtful and busy practitioners in primary care, employee counsellings, educational, voluntary and private practice settings will find many immediately helpful ideas and examples in this classic text." Table of Content Figures and tables Acknowledgements Introduction to the second edition Introduction to brief counselling Part one: Orienting the client to counselling Part two: Assessing the client's concerns Part three: Initiating change Part four: Encouraging change through homework Part five: Counselling in the middle phase Part six: Ending counsellings Afterword Appendices References Index