Counselling and Helping

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