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Book SynopsisIn The Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice, Monica Hanaway presents a complete introduction to existential coaching, focusing on how coaches can incorporate key skills in all aspects of their practice. Practical and theoretical, the book explores how existential thought can offer a fresh re-orientation of coaching practice that embraces uncertainty, working towards a deeper understanding of the clientâs world and the challenges they face in the twenty-first century.This comprehensive guide is presented in two parts, bringing together theoretical coaching models and Hanawayâs extensive practical experience. In Part 1, Hanaway begins by clearly exploring what is meant by existential coaching and places it in the context of contemporary coaching culture, illuminating the key philosophical elements of the existential coaching approach and the differences between existential coaching and existential psychotherapy. In Part 2, Hanaway draws from her own experience and presents case studies to demonstrate how coaches can build relationships with clients, enabling them to face existential dilemmas in their organisational and social life to become their authentic self. She introduces key existential concepts relating to authenticity, relatedness, freedom, responsibility, values and beliefs, and encourages the reader to explore how these are relevant to the coaching process. The book includes case studies, questioning and reflective exercises to encourage development of good practice and build the skills necessary all the way through a coaching relationship, from contracting to ending. This is the first guide of its kind, with Hanaway playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of existential coaching as well as designing the one of the worldâs first University-accredited MA programmes. It will be essential reading for coaches in practice and in training, as well as students and academics of applied philosophy and psychology. Trade Review‘Monica Hanaway provides a boutique style of coaching in several different environments from a private space in a clinic, to the wider corporate world, up to the retirement and post-retirement stage. Her attitude to the ‘what now?’ or ‘what next?’ offers a fresh and versatile way of doing coaching, which is non-prescriptive, not overly reliant on technique, and where the subject precedes the object. Having practiced existential coaching for many years, Hanaway describes how the phenomenological-ontological space of exploration, transforms life as to become truly worth living. Even when enough money is earned, goals are reached, career changes are considered, CHOICE becomes the essence for change. The model is shown to work well in both the professional and personal spheres.’ - Claire Francica, Existential Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Malta‘Monica has a special ability to draw out disparate views, provide constructive challenge and provide innovative perspectives that allow individuals to reach consensus. In the context of our fast-paced business, Monica’s coaching practices have proved invaluable, helping to create close-knit and highly performing teams. Having had the pleasure of watching her expertly coax out the underlying issues in the driving behaviour of passionate and knowledgeable people, I am a full convert to her approach to both team and self-improvement. I would have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone wishing to use coaching to develop their leadership skills.’ - John Davison; CEO FCG Guernsey‘Existential Coaching skills are very practical and yet immensely inspired instruments for coaches to use in addressing people's difficulties in living. Monica Hanaway has been fine tuning these skills for many years and you will find this summary to the point and indispensable to your coaching practice.’ - Prof. Emmy van Deurzen PhD, MPsych, MPhil, FBPsS, CPsychol, FBACP, UKCPF, HCPCreg, Principal NSPC ‘Coaching provides businesses, from large corporates to small, privately owned firms, with a distinctive edge. External coaching offers a unique viewpoint that simply cannot be readily achieved from an in-house position. Working creatively with people and facilitating positive, often necessary change, highlighting skills and co-creating a vision that fits into the values of the people and the business alike – this is priceless, no matter what one’s role in an organisation. Monica writes from the distinct perspective of a successful business leader who, recognising the need for external feedback of a multi-disciplinary approach, emerged as a highly skilled and effective coach. Drawing on her experience as a coach, mediator, psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and following decades of teaching and mentoring, this book provides the framework for the application and key tools and techniques for coaching from an Existential perspective. Monica passes this knowledge on in the most effective way in her new book. As an attendee of her workshops, I have witnessed her expert ability to tease out the significant, introspective questions that gently challenge one to reflect upon core values or behaviours that may subtly conflict with the goals of the business. The impact upon our Practice in just one day was invaluable, and I have to attribute this to the exclusivity of the Existential approach to coaching. Our staff will read this and continue to engage in the reflective practices that will enable them to develop as effective mentors to their colleagues. Their efficacy in utilising these skills today is primarily due to the external support they have received. Thus, I would highly recommend this book to students, coaches, managers and anyone wishing to progress effectively and ethically in business.’ - Marni Eisenberg; MA, MBACP, UKCP, MPED, IRegNutrClinical Director & Therapist Queens Road Practice, Guernsey‘Coaching is of great value to all leaders. Leaders are responsible for their companies and must exhibit many qualities, such as honesty, trustworthiness and ethics. Leaders must display the company’s values and be responsible for, and inspire, others’ success in the company. This is quite a challenge, especially for those new to positions of responsibility. Whether leaders are born or made is an eternal question, but what is certain is that coaching helps leaders to unlock their potential and develop their own authentic style. External coaches can offer neutral impartial advice and insights to develop this leadership potential. Coaching outcomes assist ambitions to becoming an effective leader and are personal to individuals, but include: Focusing of values driven leadership and decision making Improving self-confidence and human effectiveness Learning to trust and delegate to your team Developing healthy and sustainable work life balance and relationships Having effective leaders gives the company a competitive advantage in the industry and a strong sense of purpose, which impacts the bottom line and value of the company. Monica draws on over 20 years’ experience as a senior leader, strategist and policy maker, having had a team of over 500 working to her and managing a budget of over £15million. Her unique, quietly spoken, flexible yet firm, existential approach goes deeply to the root of issues, drawing on her experience of mediating, dispute resolution and coaching. This existential approach provides a unique focus on human life, that is so relevant to coaching. The steps are laid out within the pages of the ‘Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice’ in easy to follow and implement chapters, which is useful to new leaders and experienced leaders alike.’ -Ben Virgo; Director HS, London, UK‘Everyone can benefit through the use of a coach. In business, such a relationship is becoming increasingly common for those in managerial and leadership positions. An external coach provides a safe and neutral space to discuss any concerns and to look creatively and critically at potential developments. Monica Hanaway moves away from some of the more directive coaching styles offering a deeper approach based on Existential philosophy. This approach is laid out clearly in this book which is useful to coaches, students and coaching clients’- Monica Tyler; CEO Vauxhall City Farm, London, UK‘Monica has worked with a number of senior people in our geographically and culturally diverse organisation, as a coach and a trainer. Her unique existential approach to coaching works well with such diversity and is open to working with different world views. This handbook sets out simply and clearly the existential approach she uses focusing on the philosophical and psychological factors in play in the client’s dilemma.’- Mirjam Buyteweg; IFRS The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, London, UK‘Monica Hanaway has been playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of the existential approach to coaching. She designed the world’s first University-accredited MA programme and published the definitive skills handbook on the topic. I recommend the Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice to all coaches interested in enriching their practice and deepening their understanding of what every clients, regardless of their presenting issue, brings into the coaching space: their human condition. Monica does a magnificent job illuminating the challenges and possibilities of working existentially with clients and manages to translate complex existential ideas into tangible ways of using them to work with clients across a range of sectors and circumstances. A must-read for every practitioner looking to take their coaching to the next level.’ - Yannick Jacob; Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (FMR Programme Leader MSc Coaching Psychology), Mediator (conflict resolution) and author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching (Routledge)‘Monica Hanaway highlights the key principles of Existential perspectives and uses them to create an overarching framework that coaches can apply strategically to the complexity of their clients’ dilemmas. We are shown how to develop a trusting relationship in which clients can examine the meanings and values underpinning their day to day experiences. Two coaching models, MOVER and CREATE, form guides for people to see themselves and their context with greater clarity, to identify clashes with personal values and then to commit to routes for meaningful change. Expressed in this way, the task appears straightforward, but the process and any resultant commitments require courage. How can we provide the right conditions for that courageous change? Hanaway provides informative case studies to illustrate how the existential coach can foster a relationship of ‘challenging depth’ where the client can face the inevitable dilemmas, anxieties and uncertainties of their existence and do so in a manner that acts as a beacon for living authentically. This book will curl at the edges through repeated reading.’ - Dr Mark Burgess; Research Lead and Teaching Fellow (Social Psychology), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK‘In uncertain times people need the opportunity to engage with the challenges being provoked - personal, interpersonal or organisational. Monica addressed the issues directly raised through leadership roles in her previous two books on Leadership. In this book she extends the field of work offering a handbook to all coaches seeking to use an existential approach in exploring practical questions within the uncertainties of living. The book combines the theoretical and the practical.’ - Professor Ernesto Spinelli; author of Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World ‘Careers move very fast! It is important to enjoy what you do and how you do it! Part of the enjoyment is about your growth and development. I believe that growth through coaching can be an effective and delightful experience. To have an experienced specialist who wishes to focus on your strengths and challenges is highly valuable. At points in my career I have greatly benefited from a coach. The IFRS Foundation recognises the importance of coaching and integrates its practices with our people. In this book Monica gives insight into the existential model she works with.’ - Lee White; Executive Director IFRS (The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation)‘This handbook offers a definitive guide to the application of existential philosophy to coaching practice. An existential approach to coaching can offer individuals a new understanding of life and the predicaments and challenges that we all face. This book offers both theoretical and practical elements, enabling an understanding of existential philosophy as well as its application to coaching skills. This book is essential reading for all practitioners but particularly coaching students.’ – Dr Claire Arnold-Baker; counselling psychologist; existential therapist; perinatal specialist; supervisor and trainer, DCPsych Programme Leader, joint programme with Middlesex University & New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK‘Hanaway has produced a handbook that provides a re-orientation of coaching practice from an emphasis on what the coach does towards a deeper understanding and exploration of the client’s world and vicissitudes of life. Through the presentation of case material she illustrates how to develop a client-coach relationship that enables the client to examine and face the existential dilemmas of organisational and social life. She explains and expounds existential philosophy and convincingly integrates it into a novel style of coaching practice. Management consultants and coaches will find this approach, and this handbook, essential when helping clients reconcile ambiguities in their lives and develop authentic change.’ - Prof John Nuttall; Assistant Dean and Head of School of Psychotherapy and Psychology, Regent’s University London, UK; Certified Management Consultant ‘In these times when it seems we are surrounded by insurmountable problems and bombarded by noise in the system, it can often feel like change is impossible, be it at a personal, relational, organisational or community level. An existential approach invites us to take a deeper look at the thinking we have learned to rely upon to solve these issues, in order that we might challenge and expand our possibilities for making changes that matter. Monica Hanaway provides a crucial toolkit that goes well beyond traditional coaching methods, which are now increasingly redundant in times of extreme uncertainty. Monica herself has used the wisdom in her book in practical ways both with individuals and across a wide range of diverse organisations for many years. Her clients will all tell you that her approach is effective and long lasting, because it catalyses the right conversations and doesn’t shy away from asking the questions that will get to the heart of the matter. In short, the existential coaching approach wakes us up and holds us to account for living a more authentic life. A thoroughly recommended read for all coaching practitioners and leaders looking to support people to find meaning in their work and life.’ - Jill McMillan; CEO Jill McMillan Associates - Leadershaping, Cambridge, UK‘Monica Hanaway provides a boutique style of coaching in several different environments from a private space in a clinic, to the wider corporate world, up to the retirement and post-retirement stage. Her attitude to the ‘what now?’ or ‘what next?’ offers a fresh and versatile way of doing coaching, which is non-prescriptive, not overly reliant on technique, and where the subject precedes the object. Having practiced existential coaching for many years, Hanaway describes how the phenomenological-ontological space of exploration, transforms life as to become truly worth living. Even when enough money is earned, goals are reached, career changes are considered, CHOICE becomes the essence for change. The model is shown to work well in both the professional and personal spheres.’ - Claire Francica, Existential Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Malta‘Monica has a special ability to draw out disparate views, provide constructive challenge and provide innovative perspectives that allow individuals to reach consensus. In the context of our fast-paced business, Monica’s coaching practices have proved invaluable, helping to create close-knit and highly performing teams. Having had the pleasure of watching her expertly coax out the underlying issues in the driving behaviour of passionate and knowledgeable people, I am a full convert to her approach to both team and self-improvement. I would have no reservations in recommending this book to anyone wishing to use coaching to develop their leadership skills.’ - John Davison; CEO FCG Guernsey‘Existential Coaching skills are very practical and yet immensely inspired instruments for coaches to use in addressing people's difficulties in living. Monica Hanaway has been fine tuning these skills for many years and you will find this summary to the point and indispensable to your coaching practice.’ - Prof. Emmy van Deurzen PhD, MPsych, MPhil, FBPsS, CPsychol, FBACP, UKCPF, HCPCreg, Principal NSPC ‘Coaching provides businesses, from large corporates to small, privately owned firms, with a distinctive edge. External coaching offers a unique viewpoint that simply cannot be readily achieved from an in-house position. Working creatively with people and facilitating positive, often necessary change, highlighting skills and co-creating a vision that fits into the values of the people and the business alike – this is priceless, no matter what one’s role in an organisation. Monica writes from the distinct perspective of a successful business leader who, recognising the need for external feedback of a multi-disciplinary approach, emerged as a highly skilled and effective coach. Drawing on her experience as a coach, mediator, psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and following decades of teaching and mentoring, this book provides the framework for the application and key tools and techniques for coaching from an Existential perspective. Monica passes this knowledge on in the most effective way in her new book. As an attendee of her workshops, I have witnessed her expert ability to tease out the significant, introspective questions that gently challenge one to reflect upon core values or behaviours that may subtly conflict with the goals of the business. The impact upon our Practice in just one day was invaluable, and I have to attribute this to the exclusivity of the Existential approach to coaching. Our staff will read this and continue to engage in the reflective practices that will enable them to develop as effective mentors to their colleagues. Their efficacy in utilising these skills today is primarily due to the external support they have received. Thus, I would highly recommend this book to students, coaches, managers and anyone wishing to progress effectively and ethically in business.’ - Marni Eisenberg; MA, MBACP, UKCP, MPED, IRegNutrClinical Director & Therapist Queens Road Practice, Guernsey‘Coaching is of great value to all leaders. Leaders are responsible for their companies and must exhibit many qualities, such as honesty, trustworthiness and ethics. Leaders must display the company’s values and be responsible for, and inspire, others’ success in the company. This is quite a challenge, especially for those new to positions of responsibility. Whether leaders are born or made is an eternal question, but what is certain is that coaching helps leaders to unlock their potential and develop their own authentic style. External coaches can offer neutral impartial advice and insights to develop this leadership potential. Coaching outcomes assist ambitions to becoming an effective leader and are personal to individuals, but include: Focusing of values driven leadership and decision making Improving self-confidence and human effectiveness Learning to trust and delegate to your team Developing healthy and sustainable work life balance and relationships Having effective leaders gives the company a competitive advantage in the industry and a strong sense of purpose, which impacts the bottom line and value of the company. Monica draws on over 20 years’ experience as a senior leader, strategist and policy maker, having had a team of over 500 working to her and managing a budget of over £15million. Her unique, quietly spoken, flexible yet firm, existential approach goes deeply to the root of issues, drawing on her experience of mediating, dispute resolution and coaching. This existential approach provides a unique focus on human life, that is so relevant to coaching. The steps are laid out within the pages of the ‘Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice’ in easy to follow and implement chapters, which is useful to new leaders and experienced leaders alike.’ -Ben Virgo; Director HS, London, UK‘Everyone can benefit through the use of a coach. In business, such a relationship is becoming increasingly common for those in managerial and leadership positions. An external coach provides a safe and neutral space to discuss any concerns and to look creatively and critically at potential developments. Monica Hanaway moves away from some of the more directive coaching styles offering a deeper approach based on Existential philosophy. This approach is laid out clearly in this book which is useful to coaches, students and coaching clients’- Monica Tyler; CEO Vauxhall City Farm, London, UK‘Monica has worked with a number of senior people in our geographically and culturally diverse organisation, as a coach and a trainer. Her unique existential approach to coaching works well with such diversity and is open to working with different world views. This handbook sets out simply and clearly the existential approach she uses focusing on the philosophical and psychological factors in play in the client’s dilemma.’- Mirjam Buyteweg; IFRS The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, London, UK‘Monica Hanaway has been playing an instrumental role in the development and growth of the existential approach to coaching. She designed the world’s first University-accredited MA programme and published the definitive skills handbook on the topic. I recommend the Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice to all coaches interested in enriching their practice and deepening their understanding of what every clients, regardless of their presenting issue, brings into the coaching space: their human condition. Monica does a magnificent job illuminating the challenges and possibilities of working existentially with clients and manages to translate complex existential ideas into tangible ways of using them to work with clients across a range of sectors and circumstances. A must-read for every practitioner looking to take their coaching to the next level.’ - Yannick Jacob; Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (FMR Programme Leader MSc Coaching Psychology), Mediator (conflict resolution) and author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching (Routledge)‘Monica Hanaway highlights the key principles of Existential perspectives and uses them to create an overarching framework that coaches can apply strategically to the complexity of their clients’ dilemmas. We are shown how to develop a trusting relationship in which clients can examine the meanings and values underpinning their day to day experiences. Two coaching models, MOVER and CREATE, form guides for people to see themselves and their context with greater clarity, to identify clashes with personal values and then to commit to routes for meaningful change. Expressed in this way, the task appears straightforward, but the process and any resultant commitments require courage. How can we provide the right conditions for that courageous change? Hanaway provides informative case studies to illustrate how the existential coach can foster a relationship of ‘challenging depth’ where the client can face the inevitable dilemmas, anxieties and uncertainties of their existence and do so in a manner that acts as a beacon for living authentically. This book will curl at the edges through repeated reading.’ - Dr Mark Burgess; Research Lead and Teaching Fellow (Social Psychology), Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK‘In uncertain times people need the opportunity to engage with the challenges being provoked - personal, interpersonal or organisational. Monica addressed the issues directly raised through leadership roles in her previous two books on Leadership. In this book she extends the field of work offering a handbook to all coaches seeking to use an existential approach in exploring practical questions within the uncertainties of living. The book combines the theoretical and the practical.’ - Professor Ernesto Spinelli; author of Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World ‘Careers move very fast! It is important to enjoy what you do and how you do it! Part of the enjoyment is about your growth and development. I believe that growth through coaching can be an effective and delightful experience. To have an experienced specialist who wishes to focus on your strengths and challenges is highly valuable. At points in my career I have greatly benefited from a coach. The IFRS Foundation recognises the importance of coaching and integrates its practices with our people. In this book Monica gives insight into the existential model she works with.’ - Lee White; Executive Director IFRS (The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation)‘This handbook offers a definitive guide to the application of existential philosophy to coaching practice. An existential approach to coaching can offer individuals a new understanding of life and the predicaments and challenges that we all face. This book offers both theoretical and practical elements, enabling an understanding of existential philosophy as well as its application to coaching skills. This book is essential reading for all practitioners but particularly coaching students.’ – Dr Claire Arnold-Baker; counselling psychologist; existential therapist; perinatal specialist; supervisor and trainer, DCPsych Programme Leader, joint programme with Middlesex University & New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK‘Hanaway has produced a handbook that provides a re-orientation of coaching practice from an emphasis on what the coach does towards a deeper understanding and exploration of the client’s world and vicissitudes of life. Through the presentation of case material she illustrates how to develop a client-coach relationship that enables the client to examine and face the existential dilemmas of organisational and social life. She explains and expounds existential philosophy and convincingly integrates it into a novel style of coaching practice. Management consultants and coaches will find this approach, and this handbook, essential when helping clients reconcile ambiguities in their lives and develop authentic change.’ - Prof John Nuttall; Assistant Dean and Head of School of Psychotherapy and Psychology, Regent’s University London, UK; Certified Management Consultant ‘In these times when it seems we are surrounded by insurmountable problems and bombarded by noise in the system, it can often feel like change is impossible, be it at a personal, relational, organisational or community level. An existential approach invites us to take a deeper look at the thinking we have learned to rely upon to solve these issues, in order that we might challenge and expand our possibilities for making changes that matter. Monica Hanaway provides a crucial toolkit that goes well beyond traditional coaching methods, which are now increasingly redundant in times of extreme uncertainty. Monica herself has used the wisdom in her book in practical ways both with individuals and across a wide range of diverse organisations for many years. Her clients will all tell you that her approach is effective and long lasting, because it catalyses the right conversations and doesn’t shy away from asking the questions that will get to the heart of the matter. In short, the existential coaching approach wakes us up and holds us to account for living a more authentic life. A thoroughly recommended read for all coaching practitioners and leaders looking to support people to find meaning in their work and life.’ - Jill McMillan; CEO Jill McMillan Associates - Leadershaping, Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsPart 1: The Coaching Context; Introduction: Existential Coaching Skills: A Different Way of Working, Thinking and Writing; Chapter 1: What is Coaching?; Chapter 2: What is Existential Coaching?; Part 2: The Practice; Chapter 3: Skills for Existential Coaching; Chapter 4: What Would a Piece of Existential Coaching Look Like From Start to Finish?; Appendix 1: Core Coaching Competencies; Appendix 2: ICF Core Competencies; References; Index

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Book SynopsisThis accessible guidebook has been created to be used alongside the picture book, Our House: Making Sense of Dissociative Identity Disorder, as a broad introduction to childhood trauma and its legacies, with a focus on dissociation and DID. This clear and easy-to-read resource offers an insight into trauma, its continuing effects and the continuum of dissociation. Practical exercises and opportunities for reflective discussion are included throughout to encourage personal engagement either individually or through treatment. Written with clinical accuracy, warmth and compassion, it will expand the readerâs knowledge of DID and deepen the understanding, application and usefulness of the picture book.Key features include: Photocopiable and downloadable resources and activities designed to develop a richer and more personal understanding of the development of DID A page-by-page insight into images from the picture book Further reading suggestions and information about treatment and support for survivors, as well as for the family, friends and professionals who journey with them Bringing clarity to a complex issue, this is an invaluable resource for survivors of trauma and for those who support them, counsellors, psychologists, social care workers and other professionals, as well as family and friends. Trade ReviewLindsay’s wealth of experience, understanding and knowledge in this field - coupled with her gift and passion for educating others - makes this a book not to be missed by anyone with an interest in trauma and DID. Therapists embarking on work with clients in this field will find this a useful tool to add to their kit. Those with DID, along with their partners and friends will find this both reassuring, hopeful and wonderfully informative.Jennifer and PartsAn encyclopaedic gift to clinicians; an empowering tribute to survivors and a generous guidebook to all those who love and support them. This essential guide offers a rich tapestry of information, traversing trauma’s challenging landscape in a narrative that is relational, accessible, and expansive. It is instructive, illuminatory, and exploratory, a testament to humankind’s capacity for courage and resilience in the face of depravity and heinousness. We applaud the author in her phenomenal achievement of disentangling the complex web of dissociative disorders and thank her for her dedication to the field.Michele and PartsWell done to Lindsay Schofield for providing such a thoughtful, rigorous overview of key aspects of diagnosis, treatment and everyday life and aspirations. It provides a substantial companionship to the Picture Book but is also valid in its own right. Her tone is respectful and deshaming and helpful for survivors, survivor-professionals and clinical teams.Dr Valerie Sinason, Poet, writer and retired child psychotherapist and adult psychoanalyst. Founder Patron of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies and President of the Institute for Psychotherapy and Disability; 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award ISSTDThis guidebook around DID and its companion picture book provide a rare insightful and yet accessible set of resources. They should go a long way towards demystifying DID, addressing some of the common misconceptions, and offering hope and support to those impacted, as well as those walking alongside them.Dr Cathy Kezelman AM, President Blue Knot Foundation – National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma; lived experience survivorWow, this book is awesome! Very impressive. Lindsay has condensed the current knowledge in this field into a comprehensive and clear guide for people who are seeking to heal from trauma of all kinds. What a phenomenal resource!Dr Lynette Danylchuk, Past President ISSTD, 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award ISSTDThis wonderful book presents trauma science in a thorough and thoughtful way that is accessible to survivors, practitioners and allies. Lindsay imbues this resource with clinical wisdom and compassion that will empower survivors to understand complex trauma and dissociation, and guide both survivors and practitioners towards the goals of wellbeing and safety.Dr Michael Salter, Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, Postgraduate Coordinator UNSW AustraliaThis is a rich, practical, comprehensive and succinct resource gem that combines readable and understandable guidance for clinicians, clients, and their supporters about child & adult dissociation! It is a must read for all who come in contact with those with dissociation! Frances S. Waters, Author of Healing the Fractured Child: Diagnosis and Treatment of Youth with Dissociation, past president of ISSTD, & Chair of ISSTD Faculty Director of Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, TrainingThis book, beautifully written by Lindsay Schofield and beautifully illustrated by Cassie Herschel-Shorland, is for people with dissociative disorders, especially DID, and those who are aiming to help and support them. It is easy to read and yet provides in-depth and well-informed information and signposting to more technical material. It won’t tell you how to do therapy if you are a therapist, but it will set you on the path. I really like the way it addresses everyone, therapists and clients and families and friends alike, as people interacting with DID and related problems.The book provides a nice introduction to trauma, its effects and hope for healing, as well as how it leads to dissociation in varying degrees. It provides an overview of assessment, conditions and treatment models. A chapter for survivors is written in accessible language and includes a checklist to use when seeking help from professionals, along with handling flashbacks and grounding. A chapter for practitioners gives advice on tools and self-care. The guidebook moves on to reflect and comment on the sister book "Our House-Making Sense of Dissociative Disorder, showing survivors how to use the book and offering more resources.This book will make a difference in our field, making the mysterious accessible for everyone. Dr Fiona Kennedy, Director, GreenWood Mentors Ltd. BA (Hons) M Clin Psych D Clin CPsychol AFBPS CPsychol, Fellow BABCPThe concept of a picture book and accompanying guidebook is novel in the treatment of DID, providing a road map that is easy to navigate and a landscape that is well defined and refreshingly clear. Both books empower survivors, inform and reassure practitioners, whist gently supporting loved ones. The books are meteoric in their achievement, a timely and imperative gift to the field of complex trauma and worthy of prime space in every therapy room. Michele Leslie Jowett, ESTD Newsletter, December 2021Table of ContentsIntroduction What is Trauma? Dissociation – a Continuum Treatment Supporting Practitioners Supporting Recovery Reading Deeper Additional Resources Glossary of Terms

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Henley Business School ''Coaching Book of the Year'' 2023 Award!In an increasingly superficial and disconnected world, Jungian psychology offers a more soulful alternative. It provides a frame within which we can more easily notice and understand the voice of the unconscious and its implications, allowing us to build deeper relationships and lead more meaningful lives.In this book, Laurence Barrett explores the fundamental principles and structures of Jung''s model of the mind and considers ways in which these may be applied and extended to a modern coaching and consulting practice. It offers a deep but accessible insight to Jungian theory, supported by a wealth of source materials and rich examples from the author''s own work and experience.A Jungian Approach to Coaching will help experienced coaches to better support individuals, groups, and organizations, in a rediscovery of their humanity and their potential. It will help turn leaders inTrade ReviewThis book provides a wonderfully structured and easily readable journey into the world of coaching from a Jungian perspective. In an exploration of the hidden, unconscious dynamics that impact how individuals, teams and organizations behave, it suggests some very practical ways in which Jungian psychology can be applied to create healthier and more humane places of work. It is a 'must read' for anyone who is curious about what is going on 'below the surface' in themselves or their interactions with others, whether as a coach, consultant or a friend. The beauty of this book is that its content provides insights which are relevant to all aspects of our lives. At a time of significant societal conflict, it is gift to humanity in helping us understand the troubling and at times irrational aspects of individuals and groups. Its application and relevance is far broader than simply the world of coaching and organizational consulting. Our world needs the deeper understanding that Laurence shares with us. Anyone truly interested in helping individuals and teams to live and work more effectively will greatly benefit from the practical and insightful perspectives that Laurence provides.Roger Lehman, Emeritus Senior Affiliate Professor, INSEAD and Senior Lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Why Jung Matters? SECTION 1 Foundation. 1. Understanding the Mind: A Jungian Model of the Psyche. 2. Approaching the Deep Unconscious: The Language of Symbol. 3. Facing Life and Midlife: Individuation and the Emergence of the Self. 4. Spinning Tales and Making Meaning: The Importance of Narrative in Human Development. 5. Dealing with the Dark: The Importance of the Shadow in Development Work. 6. Considering Gender: The Other as the Archetype of Soul. SECTION 2 Relationship. 7. Finding Ourselves in Others: The Transference and its Importance for Coaching. 8. Working with Groups: The Developmental Paradox of Group Coaching. 9. Creating the Spaces to Change: Liminality and Developmental Work. 10. Exploring the Cultural Complex: Change in Organisations and Societies. 11. Building Therapeutic Organisations: A Reverie at Scale. 12. Towards a Therapeutic World: Ecopsychology and the Implications for Coaching. SECTION 3 Practice. 13. Working Online: An Emerging Practice. 14: Tending the Boundaries: The Therapeutic Zone Between Coaching and Psychotherapy. 15: Building a Jungian Coaching Practice: Three Fundamental Pillar. Some Final Reflections. Index.

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Book SynopsisCognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders in Young People is a state-of-the-art guide for parents based on enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E), one of the most effective treatments for eating disorders and recently adapted for adolescents.Part I presents the most current facts on eating disorders. Part II provides parents with guidance on how to support their child's recovery. The book will be of interest to parents of teenagers with eating disorders treated with CBT-E and also for clinicians using CBT-E with young patients.Trade Review'This book will be invaluable to the parents of children with an eating disorder. Written by two expert clinicians, it provides a succinct account of eating disorders and their treatment. This is followed by detailed guidance on how to provide the optimal home environment while their child receives "CBT-E", the leading evidence-based treatment for all eating disorders.'Christopher G. Fairburn, DM, FMedSci, FRCPsych, Emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK'Parents are an integral part of treatment when their child is struggling with an eating disorder. While Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) is an individual psychotherapeutic approach, Drs. Dalle Grave and el Khazen skillfully incorporate parental support in this treatment endeavor. With their parent guide to CBT-E, these authors provide parents with knowledge and tools which should enable the adult caregivers of the young person to support their offspring in their struggles. This parent guide is extraordinarily well written and will, without a doubt, be a terrific resource to parents and clinicians who are joining the young person in their quest to overcome their eating disorder.'Daniel Le Grange, Ph.D., Benioff UCSF Professor in Children's Health, Director of the Eating Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, and Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA'Isolation is one of the core maintaining features of an eating disorders. Friends and family can play an important role in moderating this obstacle to recovery. However anorexia nervosa is a confusing illness. Both sufferer and close others find it difficult to understand. This book is an update on some of the latest information about the illness and describes one of the models used to understand and move towards recovery.'Janet Treasure, OBE, Ph.D., FRCP, FRCPsych, Director of the Eating Disorder Unit and Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK'The well-known researchers and clinicians in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders have succeeded in producing a highly informative book for caregivers of young patients with eating disorders. It is also a book for professionals who need an easy and well understandable access to the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these often debilitating disorders. A major strength is the wide bandwidth of information. It will surely support parents and medical staff to help their child or patient out of his or her eating disorder.'Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Professor Dr. med., Director and Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University, Germany'This is the perfect guide book for parents whose child is engaged in enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for an eating disorder. The scientific rigor of these two experienced authors makes the book a valuable addition to a clinician’s library as well.' Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RDN, LD, Fellow, Academy of Eating Disorders, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USATable of ContentsPART I: UNDERSTANDING EATING DISORDERS 1: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EATING DISORDERS; 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 3: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS; 4: WHAT CAUSES EATING DISORDERS?; 5: CBT-E FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER: AN OVERVIEW; PART II: HOW TO HELP YOUR TEEN OVERCOME AN EATING DISORDER 6: BEFORE STARTING CBT-E; 7: THE ROLE OF PARENTS; 8: CREATING AN OPTIMAL FAMILY ENVIRONMENT; 9: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH CBT-E STRATEGIES; 10: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN WITH COEXISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES; 11: SUPPORTING YOUR TEEN THROUGH REMOTE CBT-E

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Book SynopsisHow can we improve our sense of wellbeing? What explains the current wellbeing boom? What does wellbeing mean to you? The Psychology of Wellbeing offers readers tools to navigate their own wellbeing and understand what makes a âgood lifeâ. Using self-reflection and storytelling, it explores how trust affects psychological and emotional wellbeing, considers how stress and inequality impact our psychological wellbeing, and how trends such as positive psychology influence our understanding of happiness. In a world where the âwellness economyâ is big business, The Psychology of Wellbeing shows how we can question and make sense of information sources, and sheds light on the wellness, self-care and self-help industry.Table of Contents Introduction: Defining Wellbeing, Psychology, and the Self Questions of Trust: The Truth About Wellbeing Storytelling and Sense-Making: 50 Shades of Wellbeing Stress & Coping: On Being Well in Your Self Self-Help and Wellbeing: Ifs, Nots, Myths & Knots Happiness, Meaning & the Good Life: The Structure of Wellbeing Some Concluding Thoughts: Stories, Questions and Reflections on Being Well and Getting Better

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Book SynopsisThe Coaching Relationship discusses how we can integrate process perspectives such as the quality of the coach-coachee relationship, and professional perspectives including the influences of training and supervision, for more effective outcomes.Stephen Palmer and Almuth McDowall bring together experts from the field of coaching to discuss different aspects of the coach-coachee relationship, topics covered include: the interpersonal perspective the role of assessment ethical issues cultural influences issues of power. The book also includes a chapter on the interpersonal relationship in the training and supervision of coaches to provide a complete overview of how the coaching relationship can contribute to successful coachingIllustrated throughout with case studies and client dialogue, The Coaching Relationship is essential reading for practicing coaches and coaching psychologists Trade ReviewThis is a must read for anybody in the field, and anybody interested in caring relationships more generally…you won’t be disappointed." - Cary L. Cooper, From the Foreword"There is something here for every taste... and comprehensive reading lists will satisfy the academically inclined while reflective practice questions at the end of each chapter will give the more pragmatic member of the profession much food for thought." - Philippa Hain, Assessment Matters"I found this book to be a valuable guide to the coaching relationship. Throughout the text, I appreciated the reflexive questions at the end of each chapter, which encouraged the reader to apply the theory of the text to their own coaching practice. I believe that there is much to be gained here for both novice and more experienced coaching psychologists alike." - Dr Jennifer Nash, The Coaching Psychologist, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2010Table of ContentsPalmer, McDowall, Preface. Palmer, McDowall, The Coaching Relationship: Putting People First - An Introduction. O’Broin, Palmer, Introducing an Interpersonal Perspective on the Coaching Relationship. O’Broin, Palmer, Building on an Interpersonal Perspective on the Coaching Relationship. McDowall, Milward, Feeding Back, Feeding Forward and Setting Goals. Smewing, McDowall, Assessment in Coaching. Oliver Reflexive Coaching: Linking Meaning and Action in the Leadership System. Daouk-Öyry, Rosinski Coaching Across Cultures. Welman, Bachkirova, The Issue of Power in the Coaching Relationship. Cox, Last Things First: Ending Well in the Coaching Relationship. Law, Coaching Relationships and Ethical Practice. Hawkins, Schwenk, The Interpersonal Relationship in the Training and Supervision of Coaches. Palmer, McDowall, Final Reflections.

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Book SynopsisSupervising the Counsellor and Psychotherapist considers how to meet the supervision needs of trainee and experienced counsellors, psychotherapists and other helping professionals using an integrative approach that will appeal to practitioners from a broad range of backgrounds and theoretical persuasions. The book charts the development of the supervisor as he or she moves through making the transition from therapist to supervising the work of others and includes consideration of the advanced competencies required to supervise experienced practitioners.This third edition brings a number of contemporary perspectives to a well-known and widely respected core text for the training and development of supervisors. The Cyclical Model at the heart of the book has established its relevance in the UK as one of the best known frameworks for teaching and learning the steps and stages of supervision. All chapters in this new edition have been extensively revised and updated, andTrade Review‘This third edition keeps the earlier one’s skeleton and digests research and experience into a fuller body of applied knowledge. The authors create an integrative, coherent, nuanced, unpretentious, grounded, thoroughly enjoyable and engaging read. Having refined their original model, they give attention to deep collaborative supervisory relationships, and explore important topics for experienced and new supervisors. It is rare to have such a fresh third edition of a classic.’ - Penny Henderson, Fellow of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Co-director of Cambridge Supervision Training‘For anyone interested in clinical supervision of counsellors and psychotherapists this is a must read. Steve Page and Val Wosket write in an engaging, informed and above all scholarly fashion about supervision today. The authors are senior figures in the field and in this latest edition of their book they re-present their cyclical model of supervision within an up to date and global context. New material is covered that draws from their own supervisory practice, the latest scholarly publications, ethical and equality considerations and new approaches that include supervision online and by telephone.’ - Professor William West, Reader in Counselling Studies, University of Manchester and Visiting Professor of Counselling and Spirituality, University of Central Lancashire, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter One: An historical overview. Chapter Two: From therapist to supervisor. Chapter Three: Overview of the supervision model. Chapter Four: Stage 1: Contract. Chapter Five: Stage 2: Focus. Chapter Six: Stage 3: Space. Chapter Seven: Stage 4: Bridge. Chapter Eight: Stage 5: Review. Chapter Nine: Supervising in groups. Chapter Ten: Ethical and professional issues. Chapter Eleven: Difference and diversity in supervision. Chapter Twelve: Supervising experienced practitioners. Chapter Thirteen: Deepening supervision practice. Chapter Fourteen: Training and development of the supervisor. Chapter Fifteen: Beyond supervising the counsellor and psychotherapist. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 1988 Clark Vincent Award for an outstanding contribution to the profession through a literary work and translated into four languages, the original edition of Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within was considered a groundbreaking addition to the field of child and adolescent psychotherapy. The 1986 edition was the firstand to this day the onlybook that solely intertwines the extraordinary foundational teachings and philosophies of Milton H. Erickson and creative healing approaches for children and adolescents. With resiliency at its core, this revision now brings forward important topics related to neurobiology and cultural value of metaphor and play, along with fresh case examples and creative activities to a new generation of mental health, education, and coaching professionals. Trade Review"If you work with kids, read this book: it will expand your therapeutic skills. Joyce Mills and Richard Crowley add contemporary neuroscience to their accumulated wisdom to tell an enlightening and captivating story. This book will magnify your healing power and remind you what you like best about doing the work you do."—Carl A. Hammerschlag, MD, author of The Dancing Healers and The Theft of the Spirit"Milton Erickson was a master at using experiential techniques to elicit strengths that were previously dormant. Mills and Crowley have masterfully captured essential elements of Erickson’s work and applied it to therapy with children. Easy to read, meticulously referenced, and filled with inspiring case studies, Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within has now been updated with important new findings, and it’s essential reading for clinicians who work with children as well as for those who want to improve their use of therapeutic metaphor."—Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, director of the Milton Erickson Foundation"This is a wonderfully refreshing revision of a genuine classic in the field of child and play therapy. Therapeutic Metaphors for Children and the Child Within offers readers detailed insight and direction into the healing power that metaphors offers in clinical work. The authors seamlessly weave together theory, step-by-step technique, detailed case examples and helpful ways to blend expressive arts dimensions into a therapeutic metaphor. Both the inexperienced and experienced clinician will find this book useful for its uplifting and positive approach to fostering resilience in clients. This is a delightful book that should be on every child and play therapist’s book shelf."—Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, director of clinical training and APA Internship at Astor Services for Children & FamiliesTable of ContentsPart I: Prisms of Metaphor. Chapter 1: The Nature of Metaphor. Chapter 2: Metaphor in Child Therapy. Chapter 3: Ingredients of Storywriting. Part II: Creating Therapeutic Metaphors. Chapter 4: Gathering Information. Chapter 5: Learning the Language of the Child. Chapter 6: Three-Level Communication: Bringing It All Together. Part III: Multidimensioal Applications. Chapter 7: The Artistic Metaphor. Chapter 8: Cartoon Therapy. Part IV: Evolutions. Chapter 9: Expanding Individual Therapy to Community Healing. Chapter 10: StoryPlay Therapy®. Epilogue: Peace and Beauty.

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Book SynopsisPerson-centred therapy, rooted in the experience and ideas of the eminent psychotherapist Carl Rogers, is widely practised in the UK and throughout the world. It has applications in health and social care, the voluntary sector and is relevant to work with people who are severely mentally and emotionally distressed. As well as being a valuable sourcebook and offering a comprehensive overview, this edition includes updated references and a new section on recent developments and advances.The book begins with a consideration of the principles and philosophy underpinning person-centred therapy before moving to a comprehensive discussion of the classical theory upon which practice is based. Further areas of discussion include:The model of the person, including the origins of mental and emotional distressThe process of constructive changeA review of revisions of and additions to person-centred theoryChild development, styles of processing and configurations of selfThe quality of presence and working at relational depthCriticisms of the approach are addressed and rebutted and the application of theory to practice is discussed. The new final section is concerned with advances and developments in theory and practice including:Counselling for DepressionThe Social Dimension to Person-Centred TherapyPerson-Centred Practice with People experiencing Severe and Enduring Distress and at the âDifficult EdgeâA Review of ResearchThroughout the book, attention is drawn to the wider person-centred literature to which it is a valuable key.Person-Centred Therapy will be of particular use to students, scholars and practitioners of person-centred therapy as well as to anyone who wants to know more about one of the major psychotherapeutic modalities. Trade ReviewAs a succinct overview of person-centred theory and practice, this book is a valuable handbook for students as they move through their training and into the early stages of practice. It offers an up-to-date guide to the key concepts, discussions and controversies in contemporary person-centred counselling. The development of theoretical ideas is presented as a natural process, inspired by research and practice. The inclusion of child development and the impact of social and environmental forces on psychological distress offer welcome additions to mainstream person-centred thinking. - Connie Johnson, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Counsellor and supervisor in private practice. This is an extraordinarily important book. Paul Wilkins did a great job in combining scholarly profound descriptions of the person-centred essentials with a clear and easy-to-read language. It serves the academic as well as the practitioner as both introduction and reference book to a wide range of topics from the philosophical underpinnings via an overview of criticisms and thoughtful rebuttals to the social dimensions and (as a new section to the second edition) recent developments . I like particularly that Wilkins thoroughly follows Rogers’ original intentions in describing the core values of a truly client-centred approach to psychotherapy and at the same time does justice to the different branches and developments that originated the classical endeavour.- Peter F. Schmid, Sigmund Freud University, ViennaAs a succinct overview of person-centred theory and practice, this book is a valuable handbook for students as they move through their training and into the early stages of practice. It offers an up-to-date guide to the key concepts, discussions and controversies in contemporary person-centred counselling. The development of theoretical ideas is presented as a natural process, inspired by research and practice. The inclusion of child development and the impact of social and environmental forces on psychological distress offer welcome additions to mainstream person-centred thinking. - Connie Johnson, Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Edinburgh; Counsellor and supervisor in private practice. This is an extraordinarily important book. Paul Wilkins did a great job in combining scholarly profound descriptions of the person-centred essentials with a clear and easy-to-read language. It serves the academic as well as the practitioner as both introduction and reference book to a wide range of topics from the philosophical underpinnings via an overview of criticisms and thoughtful rebuttals to the social dimensions and (as a new section to the second edition) recent developments . I like particularly that Wilkins thoroughly follows Rogers’ original intentions in describing the core values of a truly client-centred approach to psychotherapy and at the same time does justice to the different branches and developments that originated the classical endeavour.- Peter F. Schmid, Sigmund Freud University, ViennaTable of ContentsSection I: The Underlying Epistemology, Philosophy and Principles of Person-Centred Therapy. Section II: Classical Person-Centred Theory. Section III: Revisions, Reconsiderations and Advances in Person-Centred Theory. Section IV: Criticisms of Person-Centred Therapy - and Rebuttals. Section V: Person-Centred Practice. Section VI: Person-Centred Theory and Practice When Working With Reactions to Life Events. Section VII: Newer Developments, Advances and Understandings: Expanding Person-Centred Therapy For The 21ST Century.

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Book SynopsisIn common with Therapeutic Practice in Schools: Working with the Child Within (Routledge 2012), this second volume serves as a practical handbook for school-based counsellors, psychotherapists, arts therapists and play therapists working with young people. Written in accessible language, it is eminently applicable to the practice of both qualified and trainee therapists.Therapeutic Practice in Schools: The Contemporary Adolescent begins with an overview of key psychoanalytic ideas informing our understanding of adolescence before moving on to focus on life circumstances and issues which commonly bring young people to the therapistâs consulting room in the school. Dedicated chapters on key themes including identity, relationships, sex and sexuality, anger issues, self-harm, bereavement and bullying aim to deepen our understanding of the adolescent experience while also providing the therapist with invaluable insights into what one might say in the âhere and nowâ of the session. Chapter authors, all with considerable experience in the field, discuss approaches to sustaining the therapeutic relationship in the face of ambivalence or defiant resistance as well as thinking about the impact of social media on all aspects of adolescent development. The advantages and limitations of working with adolescents in the educational setting where school staff will have their own reasons for referring students for therapy, while the young people themselves might come with a very different agenda, are also covered. It is widely acknowledged that engaging troubled or troublesome adolescents in therapy can make an enormous difference to their lives. This book ensures that both trainee and qualified therapists are supported in the often daunting yet ever stimulating and enlivening task of working with young people in the school setting. Trade Review"The authors convey so clearly the essential ingredients of psychoanalytically influenced therapy – being open- minded without preconceptions, listening both to the adolescent’s feelings and those brought up in themselves, providing opportunity for expression and understanding and opening up the possibilities of different ways of looking at things. Intended primarily as clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists and arts therapists, there is more than enough in this book to engage anybody interested in young people." – Peter Wilson, Founder of Young Minds and Clinical Advisor for The Place 2 Be, from the Foreword. "The authors convey so clearly the essential ingredients of psychoanalytically influenced therapy – being open-minded without preconceptions, listening both to the adolescent’s feelings and those brought up in themselves, providing opportunity for expression and understanding and opening up the possibilities of different ways of looking at things. Intended primarily as clinical workbook for counsellors, psychotherapists and arts therapists, there is more than enough in this book to engage anybody interested in young people." – Peter Wilson, Founder of Young Minds and Clinical Advisor for The Place 2 Be, from the Foreword. Table of ContentsWilson, Foreword. French, Klein, Introduction. Part I: The Context. Kegerreis, Working with Adolescents. Dover, The Impact of Early Attachment Patterns on Adolescent Development. Gould, Keeping the School in Mind: An Example of a Therapy Service Contributing to the Wellbeing of the Whole School. Klein, The Impact of Social Media on Young People. French, Lund, Engaging Adolescents in the School Setting. Doran, French, Beginning and Ending Sessions in School-Based Therapy: Reflecting on Assessment and Evaluation Processes. Part 2: Common Themes. Putzu-Williams, Understanding Anger. French, Working with Clients Drawn to Self-Harm. Evans, The Bereaved Adolescent. Ojumu, The Pupil at Risk of Exclusion. Berg, The Impact of Internal and External Authority Figures in Adolescence. French, Relationships, Sex and Sexuality. Klein, The Nuances of Difference in the Therapeutic Relationship. Craig, Bullying: The Real and the Virtual Encounter. Trevatt, Understanding Peer Relations in Adolescence - Group or Gang? Cottis, Working in Schools with Teenagers on the Autistic Spectrum. Jones, Working with Year 7 Pupils.Part 3: Using Creative Approaches and Applied Therapies. Richards, Applied Drama Therapy Techniques. French, Art Therapy Informed Practices. Waldburg, Adopting a Systemic Framework.

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Book SynopsisDevelop resources to overcome the obstacles preventing recovery Not everyone facing difficult life situations has the resources to recover. Many times, we must deal with these problems alone or without a wide base of support. Becoming Your Own Emotional Support System provides practical ideas and encouragement to help people alienated from the consolation of others to become a community of one. This unique book guides individuals through the step-by-step process of developing the self-support system vital to the early stages of successful recovery. Both comprehensive and easy to read, Becoming Your Own Emotional Support System is designed as a how-to manual for those who are coping with life’s challenging circumstances but lack the necessary emotional support. It is an important tool that empowers while it educates. Through three easy-to-understand sections, this book presents a useable method for coping with tumultuous situations and making Table of Contents Foreword (Clark D. Campbell) Preface Acknowledgments SECTION I: THOSE IN NEED OF A COMMUNITY OF ONETHEIR STORIES Chapter 1. One Is the Loneliest Number: When New Identities Are Forced Upon Us Maryanne’s Story of Divorce Maryanne’s Need for a Community of One A New Identity Enforced by Divorce Responses to Divorce That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 2. May I Introduce You?: Discovering Our Lost Selves Joan’s Story of Chronic Illness Joan’s Need for a Community of One Changes Wrought by Chronic Illness Responses to Chronic Illness That Could Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 3. Finding the Strength Within: Accessing the Hidden Treasure of Our Spiritual Resources Dan’s Story of Spiritual Crisis Dan’s Need for a Community of One The Tarnishing of Spiritual Resources Responses to Situations of Spiritual Crisis That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 4. The Truth About the Royal Family: Stigmas Can Make Finding Support a Challenge Maggie’s Story of Sexual Abuse Maggie’s Need for a Community of One The Isolating Effects of Sexual Abuse Responses to Sexual Abuse That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 5. Cleaning House: Identifying the Unnecessary and Letting It Go Terry’s Story of ADHD and Job Loss Terry’s Need for a Community of One Repercussions of ADHD Such as Job Loss Responses to ADHD and Job Loss That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 6. Goals for the Real World: Examining Expectations April’s Story of Mental Illness April’s Need for a Community of One The Challenges of Realistically Living with Mental Illness Responses to Mental Illness That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 7. Coming Out of Hiding: Cutting the Weighty Issue of Obesity Down to Size Laura’s Story of Obesity Laura’s Need for a Community of One The Stigma of Obesity Responses to Obesity That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 8. Skydiving and Other Necessary Risks: Stagnant Waters Only Grow Mold Sue’s Story of Alcoholism Sue’s Need for a Community of One Risks Required to Conquer Addictions Responses to Addictions That Lead to Creating a Community of One Chapter 9. A Leap of Faith: Exploring Strange New Worlds Diana’s Story of Domestic Violence Diana’s Need for a Community of One Daring to Take a Leap of Faith Responses to Domestic Violence That Lead to Creating a Community of One SECTION II: BARRIERS TO CREATING A COMMUNITY OF ONE Chapter 10. Taking the World by Storm: Facing Our Fears and Moving On Chapter 11. Guilt Must Go!: Guilt Can Be Good But Needs to Be Temporary Chapter 12. Corralling Crazy Thinking: Correcting Thought Distortions Chapter 13. Selecting Your Frame of Mind: Choosing Our Life Perspective SECTION III: CREATING A COMMUNITY OF ONE Chapter 14. Sitting with Suffering: Growing Through Grief Chapter 15. The Value of Vision: Creating a Map for Future Direction Chapter 16. Tools of the Trade: Skill Development Chapter 17. Never Give Up: A Call for Hope Epilogue. A Final Word References Index

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Book SynopsisTransforming Emotional Pain presents an accessible self-help approach to mental health based on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Based on the principles of EFT, and developed by clinicians and researchers, this client-focused workbook is designed to supplement psychotherapy and can also serve as a self-help book. It will help readers learn how to regulate feelings that are unpleasant and transform painful feelings, so that they can fulfil their needs and feel more connected and empowered in their lives. Providing a step-by-step sequential guide to exploring, embracing, and transforming emotions, the various chapters guide the reader to help overcome emotional avoidance, with sections on: transforming the emotional self-interrupter; transforming the inner self-worrier; transforming the self-critic; and healing from emotional injury. This workbook can be used by trained therapists, mental health professionals, psychology professionals, and trainees as supplementarTrade Review'This much-awaited book is the first of its kind, and unlike any other in the self-help genre. Rich practical exercises, based on sound science, explore an insightful vision of this workbook can usher people through the steps of transforming their feelings.'Antonio Pascual-Leone, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Windsor, Canada'For readers eager to opening doors to a deeper understanding of themselves and our most challenging, yet most transformational experiences: our emotions. A wonderful resource to better know what you feel and what you need to understand your pain and how to change it.'- Carla Cunha, Ph.D., Associate Professor at University of Maia – ISMAI, Portugal, coordinator of the Erasmus+ project EmpoweringEFT@EU, involving five European countriesTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Transforming Emotional Pain Workbook; 1: The Role of Emotions in Our Lives; 2: Optimal Use of Emotions; 3: Overcoming Emotional Avoidance (The Self-Interrupter); 4: Overcoming Emotional Avoidance (The Self-Worrier); 5: Transforming the Self-Critic; 6: Transforming Interpersonal Emotional Injury (Unfinished Business); 7: Summary and Conclusion; References; Appendices; Index

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Book SynopsisThe classic edition of this groundbreaking book includes a new preface from the authors discussing developments in the field since the handbook's initial publication. Chapters provide an overview of best principles and best practices in counseling supervision process, one that is firmly rooted in the recent explosion of empirical research in this field. Sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), the book is targeted primarily at master''s-level practitioners who want practical, how-to applications of the research literature rather than a comprehensive review of the supervision literature. It''s also a useful supplement for more academic texts used for doctoral-level instruction in counseling supervision. Trade Review"The book is the best for beginning supervisors who want an overview of supervision, good documentation forms, supervisor questions, and suggestions for supervision. It is also good for those who are seasoned supervisors and want to supplement the book in practicum courses with personal experiences."PsycCRITIQUES"Borders's and Brown's practice oriented guide in counseling supervision is a must-have tool for both supervisees and supervisors. One notable facet of this revision is its expansion of multicultural and diversity issues. Of particular merit is the authors' discussion of the multicultural influences on the supervisory relationship and their inclusion of concrete questions and activities that supervisors can utilize with their supervisees to increase cultural awareness."Catherine Y. Chang, Georgia State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface to the Classic Edition. 1. Supervision Models and Principles 2. Initial Supervisory Sessions 3. Supervision Interventions 4. Group Supervision 5. Supervisory Relationship and Process Issues 6. Ethical Issues in Supervision 7. Evaluation of the Supervisee 8. Technology in Supervision Appendices: Standards for Counseling Supervisors. Curriculum Guide for Training Counseling Supervisors. Ethical Guidelines for Counseling Supervisors. Standards for Counseling Supervisors Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Curriculum Guide for Training Counseling Supervisors Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Ethical Guidelines for Counseling Supervisors Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the psychological pressures faced by workers who migrate for short periods, exploring what it means to work in high-stress environments, often on time-limited contracts and with low levels of support; and how best to protect this kind of key worker.The text addresses three central questions. First, how we can think about the experiences of workers on the move? Second, what forms of support given by who, and when, provide the best staff care? Finally, how can appropriate and timely staff support by organisations influence the lives of workers on the move? The authors, all psychological therapists and many former international workers, offer recommendations for workers in humanitarian aid, the mission sector, international contracting and seafaring, among others, taking into account the changing world of work, and the impact on this of the Covid-19 pandemic.Psychological Support for Workers on the Move provides essential guidance to organisationTrade Review"A crucial topic, a crucial book. Understanding and caring for the neglected often misunderstood but growing number of those travelling to improve our world. And critically for the organisations to whom they belong. This book is profound, readable and practical. We come to grips with the real issues through explanation, story and example. We learn about essential ways to bring focus on many diverse groups of people. A book not just for the bookshelf, but to read, consult and have with you in the office, clinic or place of work." — Dr Ted Lankester, Travel Health Specialist, Co-Founder of InterHealth and Thrive-Worldwide"If you are a highly mobile, international worker, you will probably see your experiences and struggles reflected in this engaging, informative book. Whether you are an international aid worker, volunteer, contractor or seafarer, reading this book will help you realise you are not alone and that help is available. Written by mental health practitioners with a clear grasp of the common challenges faced by workers on the move - such as moral injury, the role of religious and spiritual faith, and relationships and family life - this book is full of insights, case studies and practical recommendations. An essential guide on mental health support for organisations, staff and service providers alike." — Gemma Houdney, Author of 'The Vulnerable Humanitarian: Ending Burnout Culture in the Aid Sector' Table of Contents1. ‘Good fit’ & righting the relationship – an exploration of employee & organisational relationships in the international aid sector 2. Building resilience among staff working internationally 3. Searching for security: An attachment perspective on aid worker relationships 4. A sticking plaster on a gaping wound: "Moral injury", stress and burn out in humanitarian aid workers 5. Sharing family dilemmas for those working internationally 6. Supporting grassroots aid workers and volunteers 7. Supporting those with religious faith in the humanitarian sector: cultural and psychotherapeutic considerations 8. Seafarers: ‘They that go down to the sea in ships to do business in great waters’ 9. Supporting international contractors working in aid and development contexts 10. Psychosocial support work with aid and development staff following sexual trauma 11. Working with children and young people whose families are working away from their home country 12. Who’s the client? Limitations and advantages of therapeutic work as a psychological contractor for aid organisations 13. Meeting needs remotely – online support for international staff

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Book SynopsisWhat Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health is a vital and timely text that will strengthen any clinician's awareness and competence when working with children, infants, and caregivers. All the chapters are written from a framework of cultural humility to support the competent care of individuals with different intersectionalities. Cultural humility involves critical self-reflection and critique of values, beliefs, and experiences, and so each chapter provides reflective questions and tools that support clinicians'' anti-oppressive practices.What Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health offers practical strategies that are rooted in diversity-informed tenets and support reflection on our values, beliefs, and experiences. By embracing the wisdom within these pages, therapists can transform their practice into one that is more relational and heart-centered.

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Book SynopsisNature-Based Play Therapy brings a theoretical basis to arguments for including nature in play therapy and provides tools for that inclusion with a prescriptive model. Throughout this book, play therapists are introduced to the histories of nature and play across cultures and cultural expectations and are then guided into an understanding of how nature and play intersect with current trends in society and psychotherapy. Readers will learn about how the therapeutic powers of play are activated and facilitated by the inclusion of nature in play therapy, and they will be taken step-by-step through a prescriptive case conceptualization model. They'll also find case studies that link theoretical tenets, the therapeutic powers and play and nature, and intended treatment outcomes.Nature-Based Play Therapy is an excellent introduction to a vital and growing area of the field, one that gives a well-rounded summary to a theoretically based model of treatment.Trade Review"Grounded in prescriptive play therapy, Dr. Nash’s clinical wisdom invites us to join her in the connective nexus between nature and play. Readers discover historical, cultural, and ethical insights mixed with relevant case examples that redefine the traditional ‘playroom space.’ What differentiates this text is Nash’s sequential model of case conceptualization, clinical reasoning, and decision making. The model challenges us to understand the client's needs, characteristics of play, and the matching of theoretical orientations to both the therapeutic powers of nature and play—all before ever considering the utilization of any technique. Integrative and inspiring!"Mary Anne Peabody, EdD, LCSW, RPT-S, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, University of Southern Maine"Grounded in thorough research yet written for practical application, Nature-Based Play Therapy is a fusion of the core tenets of play therapy and nature. This text will complement play therapists' knowledge, perspective, further growth, and will benefit those they teach and/or serve."Franc Hudspeth, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, ACS, RPT-S, RPh, chair of counselor education at Sacred Heart University"This book is so needed in our field! Julie Nash grounds the growing interest in nature play therapy in theory and research. She sets the context with a brief review of the role of nature in history and religion. Then, very insightful and detailed chapters intersect nature with the seminal play therapy theories and the therapeutic powers of play. A very practical chapter of case studies reveals how to conceptualize and implement nature-based play therapy. Throughout, Julie interweaves her family’s experience in nature. This is an enjoyable, solid, must-read book for those who want to be well-grounded in nature-based play therapy!"Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Texas State University, and director Emeritus, Association for Play TherapyTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The History of Children’s Experiences with Nature 3. The History of Children’s Play 4. The Intersection of Nature and Play 5. The Seminal and Historically Significant Play Therapy Theories: Nature Edition 6. The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Nature 7. A Prescriptive Model for Nature-based Play Therapy 8. Case Illustrations of Nature-based Play Therapy 9. Ethical and Other Considerations in Nature-based Play Therapy 10. Special Adaptations of Nature-based Play Therapy 11. Concluding Thoughts and Reflections

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Book SynopsisThis book encourages and trains students and practicing marriage and family therapists to bring themselves into the therapy room, offering guidelines and strategies for being more present and personal with their clients.Mental health professionals are often taught and trained that therapy is serious business, to be cautious and conservative with therapeutic decision-making, and to stick to empirically supported and specific tools in sessions. What gets lost in this positivistic, formulaic, and scientific way of working are therapistsâ own unique voices, their creativity, flexibility, and the sense of playfulness that make the change process fun and upbeat. The Therapistâs Use of Self equips therapists with the skills they need to deepen their alliances with clients, to liberate themselves from an overreliance on models, and to bring their whole selves to the therapeutic encounter. Chapters cover pioneers in the field before exploring ways to bring ideas from outside thTrade Review“This book had me at the start; the analysis of the family therapy pioneers was the best I’d ever read. But then Selekman takes it a quantum leap further—capturing the true essence of conceptualizing and doing couple and family therapy, drawing on contemporary research and his own wisdom accrued from extensive experience in the trenches.”Barry L. Duncan, Psy.D., developer of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System, USA"Selekman has done it again. A book for any practitioner, chock-full of wisdom, guidance and encouragement to be more of ourselves as a therapist. After an affectionate review of the old masters of family therapy, Selekman gives us a creative and wide-ranging set of ideas to help us become more courageous as therapists. An aspiring read!"Guy Diamond, Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA"Matthew Selekman’s brilliant new book about the therapist’s use of self is exactly the book the field of relational and systemic therapies needs at this time. Wonderfully anchored in and appropriately paying homage to the pioneers of the field, Selekman provides the reader with a much-needed update of how to be most positively engaged and effective in these times. Building on a clear vision of the use of self in therapy that includes a very practical use-of-self toolkit, he offers inventive frameworks for therapeutic decision-making and ways of collaborating with clients to find innovative ways to resolve problems. Filled with poignant clinical examples and the wisdom of a seasoned therapist who has supervised couple and family therapy around the world, this is a book every couple and family therapist and student in the field should read and contemplate."Jay Lebow, Ph.D., ABPP, Senior Scholar and Clinical Professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern and Northwestern University, USA "As I began reading the first two chapters, my experience was of a travel along a memory lane, remembering the workshops and seminars I had the opportunity to enjoy with those incredible persons. By chapter four I was more on the transition to present time. Then I remember the time machine exercise Selekman uses. And of course, the next chapters moved me to the future use of his exercises. (And in there you’ll find the time machine) Definitely a very good book. From past, to present, to future use."Ricardo Figueroa Quiroga, President: Mexican Council for Clinical Hypnosis, MexicoTable of Contents1. Masters of the Use of Self: Couple and Family Therapy Pioneers that Perfected the Craft of Being the Catalysts for Change-Part I 2. Masters of the Use of Self: Couple and Family Therapy Pioneers that Perfected the Craft of Being the Catalysts for Change-Part II 3. Practice Evidence-Based Wisdom: A Resource for Informing Our Therapeutic Decision-Making 4. The Therapist’s Use of Self Toolkit 5. Therapeutic Brick Walls: Trouble-Shooting Guidelines for Getting Unstuck 6. Improvisational Theater on the Screen: The Therapist’s Use of Self in a Virtual Tele-Health Therapy Context 7. Resources for enhancing Your Inventiveness and Expanding Your Therapeutic Range and Style 8. The Therapist’s Use of Self Developmental Framework: From Beginning Couple and Family Therapist to mastery and Beyond 9. The Therapist’s Use of Self and Beyond: Major Themes and Implications for the Future

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Book SynopsisThe first in a new series on ethics in the counselling professions, Navigating Relational Ethics in Day-to-Day Practice contextualises the series and provides a practical how to' guide for bringing the theoretical concepts of ethics into practice. Lynne Gabriel and Andrew Reeves provide a compelling explanatory narrative on the importance of translating ethical concepts into meaningful pragmatic practice and practitioner tools. They set out key theories, concepts, and contemporary challenges in practice ethics, offering multiple lenses through which to make meaning of complex practice or risk scenarios and settings. Importantly, the book considers contemporary concepts associated with social justice including working in anti-oppressive ways. The chapters feature an array of engaging material, including a round table dialogue on working ethically in day-to-day practice, a toolkit' for working ethically across multiple contexts and presenting issues, and a rich coll

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides undergraduate and graduate students with a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the primary models of couples counseling, allowing them to compare and contrast each theory alongside a single case.Designed to be the core text for couple therapy courses, the book begins by introducing the field as well as presenting Carissa and Steve, a couple whom readers will follow as each model is applied to their case. The chapters focus on11 different theoretical models such as Bowen family systems theory, emotionally focused couple therapy, theGottman method, solution-focused couples counseling, narrative couple therapy, and more, with expert therapists writing on each of these unique models. Each chapter addresses the history of the model, the conceptualization of problem formation, diversity considerations, and the conceptualization of problem resolution. With session transcripts throughout, this book allows training therapists to easily compare, contrast, a

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1979, Group Counseling has consistently been a widely used and praised text, providing both novice and experienced counselors with a framework from which to expand group counseling skills and knowledge.This revised seventh edition offers a reader-friendly and engaging journey through the group process that is congruent with CACREP standards and the 2021 Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) practice standards and grounded in the most cutting-edge research and theory. The authors present a thorough discussion of the rationale for using group counseling with an emphasis on the group''s role as a preventive environment and as a setting for self-discovery. The book examines the group facilitator''s internal frame of reference and ways to overcome initial anxiety about leading groups, and also explores typical problems in the development, facilitation, and termination of the group process and provides suggested solutions. Individual chapters ar

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Book SynopsisThe Relational Dimensions of Weight Management is a book for nonspecialist psychotherapists of any theoretical orientation to help patients concerned with weight management. Psychotherapy patients use their therapists as sounding boards to help them answer two questions: Do I need to lose weight? And, if I do need to lose weight, how should I go about it? Chapters provide therapists with the tools they need to help patients find personalized solutions to their weight loss concerns, to boost their self-image, and to deal with the judgment that is sometimes imposed by others, regardless of which weight management approach patients eventually embrace.

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Book SynopsisProviding both a depth and breadth of examples of ethical dilemmas which coaches may face as part of their practice, this book is the first comprehensive handbook of case studies in the field, supporting coaches in developing their ethical awareness and competence.The world of coaching has become increasingly complex over the past two decades. While the professional bodies have all released codes of conduct or ethical guidelines, these at best deal with general principles and serve as a point of reference for reflection. Ethical Case Studies for Coach Development and Practice is an essential accompaniment for coaches. Written by seasoned practitioners, this companion coaching case study book offers a more personal perspective on ethics in practice. Its simple structured layout and focus on ethical dilemmas make it an attractive course supplementary text and resource for practitioners. Divided into two sections, the guide explores the following themes: ethical developmeTrade Review'We learn best through real stories, and this book offers us 40 riveting examples of actual ethical coaching dilemmas. What would you do if you were the coach? Sneak behind the scenes with the expert coaches as they navigate through very tricky waters. The answers may not be as simple as you think!'Brian O. Underhill, PhD, PCC; Founder and CEO, CoachSource, LLC 'This new book provides a wealth of material through a case study approach, exploring many of the contemporary ethical dilemmas faced by coaches today from AI to race and from gender to managing multiple stakeholders. This text will be an essential addition to every coach's library.'Prof. Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School, UK'What I loved about this book is that, at the same time as clearly having serious, theoretical or research-based underpinnings, these case studies are immensely readable and the lessons to be learned from them are clearly spelled out. I love a good case study and here we are spoiled for choice. Their strength is the way that they bring theory to life. We can talk about ethics in coaching and supervision at a conceptual level until the cows come home but the learning really begins when our CEO client walks into the coaching space at 10am and we can smell whisky on their breath. What do we actually do? The case studies that make up this very helpful book explore both straight-forward and very complex issues and cover one-to-one coaching, team coaching, and supervision in both internal and external coaching scenarios. The sheer breadth of ethical challenges presented is ultra-stimulating and a great way of helping the reader to examine and explore their own prejudices, biases, beliefs, and values and how they affect the decisions we take in and outside the coaching/supervision room. The later chapters explore the ethical challenges that the digital age has brought with it - managing digital records, avoiding data breaches, the role of AI, etc. - and handling challenges around diversity in its many forms. Very thoughtful stuff. This book would be a worthwhile addition to any coach's bookshelf.'Katharine St John-Brooks, Author of Internal Coaching: The Inside Story 'This book represents an important contribution in the exploration of ethics in coaching. The introductory chapter explores how learning in coach education and development is significantly enhanced using case studies. Chapter Two provides a thorough summary of how case studies have been used as a learning tool in well-established fields of study and offer the coach practitioner an in depth understanding of case formulation, why it matters, and the task is approached. The authors caution us there is no one right way, and they offer the reader several frameworks that allow a coach to maximize in-depth learning from a case study whether in the midst of a coach education experience, coach supervision, or self-directed learning.'Pam McLean, Co-founder, CKO, Hudson Institute of Coaching'Ethics in Coaching is core to the sustainability of the coaching profession and the sustainable practice of a coach. Ethical Case Studies book is practical, useful, and essential reading for coaches and coaching buyers. The book may invite coaches to reflect upon their previous and ongoing practice and help them to raise awareness and take charge of their development and refine their coaching practice.'Dr. Badri Bajaj, Coaching thought leader, President - ICF Delhi NCR Charter Chapter 2019-2021 and 2021-2023'Kurt Lewin famously noted that nothing is so practical as a good theory. A very close second to that would be good quality case studies to learn from experience, and this book hits it out of the park in this regard.'Aaron Jarden, Associate Professor, Centre for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne, Australia Table of ContentsAcknowlegements Editors Contributors Part One: Working with Case Studies for Coach Ethical Development 1. Ethical Case Studies for Coach Education and Development 2. Case Formulation: A Tool for Working with Coaching Case Studies Part Two: Case Studies 3. One-to-One Coaching 4. Supervision 5. Team Coaching 6. External Coaching 7. Internal Coaching 8. Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coaching 9. Power in Coaching 10. Promotion in Coaching Appendix A: Coaching and Psychology Bodies Appendix B: Association and Forums Appendix C: Coaching Codes of Ethics

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Book SynopsisThis book illustrates group dynamics and group interventions in response to diversity-related content and processes in group therapy.Perspectives informed by conceptual frameworks guide the discussion of specific clinical interventions and the implications for training. Cultural dimensions of race, international heritage, classism, religion, and aspects of intersectionality associated with these dimensions are a particular emphasis. Key sections for each chapter include Conceptual Framework, Group Interventions, Teaching or Case Examples, Intersectionality, Ethical Considerations, and Implications for Training and/or Practice. Professional development opportunities for mental health professionals as well as training implications for psychiatry residents and psychology interns is addressed, and case studies offer practical examples for guiding therapists and trainees to intervene more effectively in addressing diversity dynamics in group therapy.An important and timely resource that belongs in every group practitionerâs repertoire, this resource is broad enough to be integrated into a course for a training or graduate program and specific enough to serve as a shelf reference for those in practice.

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Book SynopsisInformed by research and grounded in critical discussions of theory and practice, Optimizing Therapy Dog-Handler Team Welfare challenges readers to explore the complexities inherent in, and arising from, practices that prioritize the welfare of therapy dog-handler teams.

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Book SynopsisA Developmentalistâs Guide to Better Mental Health offers mental health professionals a practical, philosophical, and playful guide for working relationally and developmentally with dilemmas, muddles, and the emotions that accompany them.The book centers around dozens of letters from writers asking âœthe developmentalistâ for help with a wide range of issues. Organized by topics and themesâincluding trauma, family and relationship issues, living with uncertainty, workplace problems, and moreâthe letters and the developmentalist's thoughtful, thought-provoking responses lay out a wide variety of strategies for inviting clients into developmental journeys. When shared with clients, the letters and responses are a rich resource for therapeutic conversations. The book includes theoretical and conceptual background information as well as commentary from mental health professionals who already use the letters and responses in their practices.A Developmentalistâs Guide to Better Mental Health is unlike other practical guides in both its format and in its focus on development, especially emotional and social development, as a creative activity.

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Book SynopsisUsing Psychoanalytic Techniques to Transform the Attachment Relationship to God demonstrates how clinicians can use Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy (AIP) to enhance clientsâ understanding of their relationship to God and significant others.Geoff Goodman discusses four distinct attachment relationships to the God of personal spiritual experience and explains the implications for working with clients in psychotherapy. By asking how therapists can work through clientsâ attachment relationship to God as a displacement of their attachment relationships to parents, and how therapists can work through clientsâ attachment relationships to parents as a displacement of their attachment relationship to God, this book provides unique insight into the therapeutic process. Goodmanâs objective is to enable clinicians to transform these attachment relationships, restoring wholeness and unity â a crucial treatment goal of AIP.Using Psychoanalytic Techniques to Transform the

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a guide to using experiential techniques, such as imagery rescripting, chair work, body work, mindfulness, in metacognitive interpersonal therapy to treat personality disorders and PTSD, along with their many comorbid conditions.Psychotherapy for patients with personality and their associated symptom disorders needs 1). A tailored case formulation, continuously updated and shared with the patient; 2). The use of experiential techniques to challenge embodied, automatic, hard-to-change interpersonal patterns; and 3). Active attention to the therapeutic relationship. This book helps readers work along these dimensions, acting as a guide to constructing a client first model of their own psychological functioning that can be used as a roadmap to change. It includes specific procedures for addressing problems in the therapeutic contract, devising and enacting imagery rescripting and other techniques, interrupting repetitive thinking and so on. It is also includes real case examples, with rich and detailed clinical exchanges for the procedures described.This comprehensive text will help practicing clinicians of any orientation in working with patients suffering from personality disorders and their associated symptoms.

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Book SynopsisIncreasing Resilience in Police and Emergency Personnel illuminates the psychological, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual impact of police work on police officers, administrators, emergency communicators, and their families.Author Stephanie Conn, a board-certified police psychologist as well as a former police officer and dispatcher, debunks myths about weakness and offers practical strategies in plain language for police employees and their families struggling with traumatic stress and burnout. Sections of each chapter also offer guidance for frequently overlooked roles such as police administrators and civilian police employees. Using real-world anecdotes and exercises, this book provides strengths-based guidance to help navigate the many complex, and sometimes difficult, effects of police and emergency work. The second edition offers a variety of new first responder and wellness resources and addresses current demands placed on first responders, including exposure to chronic suffering, staffing shortages, burnout, organizational betrayal, and moral injury. It includes significant expansions of practical strategies based on advances in sleep science, optimizing performance and cognitive functioning based on developments in neuroscience, advanced peer support practices, and innovations in health and wellness.

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Book SynopsisLetters of Hope and Wisdom for Brain Injury Survivors: Thoughts from a Counselor offers a personal, informal and spiritual perspective on how to manage the multiple issues related to brain injury. Written by a counsellor who draws on first hand experiential testimonies and insights, each chapter offers a personal letter to the survivor addressing the various issues stemming from a brain injury, along with practical applications suggested for recovery.The book offers a general overview of brain injury and how each part of the brain may be affected. Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, anger, fear, post-traumatic stress, and grief are described from the perspectives of both the survivor and the family members, and the book also includes strategies on improving self-esteem and gaining new purpose after a brain injury. Additionally, practical coping skills are explained such as how to deal with sensory overload, adjusting the pace of life, and managing family events. Each chapter also offers a homework section that gives the reader additional exercises to complete.It is valuable reading for brain injured survivors seeking holistic wellbeing, and their family members to help them navigate what lies before them. It also serves as an additional source of therapy for clinicians, counselors and upper-level graduate students.

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Book SynopsisA complete introduction to the theory and practice of contemporary counselling psychology An excellent resource for students at undergraduate or graduate level, Counselling Psychology: A Textbook for Study and Practice provides valuable insights into the key issues associated with theory and practice in this field. The contributors represent a diverse array of approaches, reflecting the rich diversity within the area, and care is taken to avoid favouring any one approach. The book begins with an overview of the historical and philosophical foundations of counselling psychology, before taking a detailed look at major therapeutic approaches and exploring issues associated with specific client populations, ethics, research design, and more. In particular, the text seeks to explain how counselling psychology differs from and informs other areas of contemporary applied psychology. The result is an engaging balance of the personal and academically rigorous, presented Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors xix Foreword xxvii PART 1 Introduction and Foundations 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Textbook on Counselling Psychology 3David Murphy CHAPTER 2 A History of British Counselling Psychology 8Alan Frankland Introduction 9 A Founding Figure 10 The Institutional History 11 And How Has It Grown Since? 15 And Now? 16 CHAPTER 3 Counselling Psychology: Assumptions, Challenges, and Aspirations 22Stephen Joseph Introduction 23 The Assumptions of Counselling Psychology in Relation to the Medical Ideology 24 Challenges to Counselling Psychology 28 Looking to the Future of Counselling Psychology 31 Conclusion 33 CHAPTER 4 Philosophical Issues in Counselling Psychology 36Simon du Plock A Personal Perspective 37 So What Do We Mean When We Use the Word “Philosophy”? 38 The Relationship between Philosophy and Therapy 40 The Place of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology 41 A Philosophically Informed Knowledge Base for Counselling Psychology 43 A Philosophical Rather Than a Medical Perspective on What it Means to Be Well 45 A Philosophical Perspective on Movement and Exercise 47 Conclusion 49 PART 2 Approaches to Counselling Psychology 53 CHAPTER 5 Existential Counselling Psychology 55Elaine Kasket Introduction 56 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 57 Epistemologies: The Ways of Knowing within Existential Therapy 58 Guiding Principles: Core Theoretical Assumptions 59 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 61 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 62 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Existential Therapy 63 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, and Extensions of the Existential Approach 65 Future Orientations 68 Conclusion 69 CHAPTER 6 Person-Centred Experiential Counselling Psychology 72David Murphy Introduction 73 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 74 Epistemology: Ways of Knowing 75 Guiding Principles and Core Assumptions 75 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 77 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 79 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Person-Centred Experiential Counselling Psychology 80 Adaptations, Developments, and Extensions of Original Approach 81 Future Orientations 84 Conclusion 84 CHAPTER 7 Psychodynamic Counselling Psychology 88Andrea Halewood Introduction 89 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 89 Epistemologies: The Ways of Knowing 90 Guiding Principles: Core Theoretical Assumptions 91 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 92 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 93 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Psychodynamic Therapy 94 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, Extensions 95 Future Orientations 99 Conclusion 100 CHAPTER 8 Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling Psychology 104Windy Dryden Introduction 105 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 105 Epistemologies: The Ways of Knowing 106 Guiding Principles: Core Theoretical Assumptions 107 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 108 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 110 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy 111 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, Extensions 113 Future Orientations 116 Conclusion 117 CHAPTER 9 Transpersonal Counselling Psychology 120John Rowan Introduction 121 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 121 Epistemologies: Ways of Knowing in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology 122 Guiding Principles and Core Theoretical Assumptions 123 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 124 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 125 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Transpersonal Counselling Psychology 127 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, Extensions 129 Future Orientations 131 Conclusion 131 CHAPTER 10 Pluralistic Counselling Psychology 134Terry Hanley, Laura Anne Winter, John McLeod, and Mick Cooper Introduction 135 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 136 Epistemologies: Ways of Knowing 136 Guiding Principles: Core Theoretical Assumptions 137 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 138 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 139 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Pluralistic Counselling Psychology 140 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, Extensions 141 Future Orientations 145 Conclusion 146 CHAPTER 11 Psychotherapy Integration for Counselling Psychology 150Michael J. Lambert and John C. Norcross Introduction 151 Varieties of Integration 152 Ontological Assumptions: Image of the Person 155 Epistemologies: Ways of Knowing 155 Guiding Principles and Core Theoretical Assumptions 156 Nature and Understanding of Psychological Distress 158 The Role and Place of the Therapeutic Relationship 159 Therapist, Client, and Relational Contributions to Effective Counselling Psychology 161 Contemporary Adaptations, Developments, Extensions 162 Conclusions and Future Directions 164 PART 3 Working with Client Groups 169 CHAPTER 12 Counselling Psychology for Children and Young People 171Terry Hanley, Jasmina Frzina, and Nafeesa Nizami Introduction 172 Background and Scope of Work for Counselling Psychologists Working with Children and Young People 172 Guiding Principles for Practitioners 174 Conceptualizing Distress for this Group 176 Common Issues 177 Review of Evidence-based Methods 178 Legal and Ethical Issues and Relevant Frameworks for Reference 179 Conclusion 182 CHAPTER 13 Counselling Psychologists Working with People with Special Needs and Disabilities 185Anne Emerson Introduction 186 Models of Disability 187 Guiding Principles for Practitioners 187 Conceptualizing Distress 191 Counselling Psychology Approaches for SND 194 Conclusion 196 CHAPTER 14 Counselling Psychology for Clients with Asperger Syndrome 200Anja Rutten Introduction 201 Autism and Asperger Syndrome 201 Diagnostic Labels 202 Considering Autism as Counselling Psychologists 202 Is Autism a Disability? 203 Person-First Language or Not? 204 Autistic People’s Distress 204 Therapeutic Work with Clients with Asperger Syndrome 205 Experiences of Therapy 207 Conclusion 209 CHAPTER 15 Counselling Psychology for Trauma in Emergency Services Occupations 214Noreen Tehrani Introduction 215 The Nature of Traumatic Exposure in Organizations 215 The Impact of Trauma on Emergency Service Personnel 217 High Risk Roles and Duty of Care 218 Early Trauma Interventions 220 Trauma Therapy 222 Conclusion 226 PART 4 Socio-cultural Issues 229 CHAPTER 16 Sexualities in Counselling Psychology 231Eric E. Arnold and Melanie E. Brewster Introduction 232 Diverse Sexual Practices 232 Unpacking the Alphabet Soup: LGB Identities 233 Identity Intersectionality in a Multicultural World 235 Minority Stress and Marginalization 238 Identity Development 238 Experiences in School and Work 239 Intimacy and Families 240 Physical Health in LGB Communities 241 Mental Health 242 CHAPTER 17 Social Class in Counselling Psychology 249William Ming Liu and Alex J. Colbow Introduction 250 Social Class and Psychological Distress 251 Counselling Psychology as a Transmitter of Classism 253 What Students and Clinicians Can Do 256 Upward Mobility Bias 258 Conclusion 260 CHAPTER 18 Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Counselling Psychology 265Ohemaa Nkansa-Dwamena Introduction 266 Dialogue and Narrative: How Does Counselling Think About Race and Ethnicity? 267 Privilege, Prejudice, Bias, and Race 269 Challenging Stereotypes 270 Clinical Practice: How Do We Engage with Race and Ethnicity? 271 Working Across the Lifespan: History in Race and Ethnicity 274 Conclusion 278 CHAPTER 19 Gender in Counselling Psychology 281Meg-John Barker and Christina Richards Introduction 282 Understanding Gender 283 Counselling Psychology with Cisgender Women and Men 286 Counselling Psychology with Trans Men and Women 288 Counselling Psychology with Nonbinary People 290 Conclusion 293 PART 5 Professional Issues 297 CHAPTER 20 Developing Ethical Awareness Whilst Training to Be a Counselling Psychologist 299Pam James Introduction 300 Question 1: What is Working Ethically? 300 Question 2: Why is it Necessary to Have Codes of Practice and What Are They? 302 Question 3: What is the Specific Nature of Counselling Psychology Training? 304 Question 4: Does the Way of Working Ethically Change from Pre- to Postqualification? 306 General Learning Points for the Development of a Personal Ethical Awareness 312 Conclusion 312 CHAPTER 21 Practice Ethics for Counselling Psychology 315Dee Danchev Introduction 316 Trust 316 Codes, Principles, and Virtues 317 Dilemmas and Structures for Solving Dilemmas 318 Are There Ethical Differences Among Therapeutic Orientations? 322 Responsibility 322 Online Counselling 323 What Are Unethical Actions? 325 Practice Supervision 325 CHAPTER 22 The Politics of Counselling Psychology 330Colin Feltham and Richard House Introduction 331 Politics and Counselling Psychologists 331 Alignment with Marginalized and Oppressed Groups 334 Professional Politics 336 Wider Applications of Counselling Psychology Theory, and Crossovers 339 CHAPTER 23 Supervision in Counselling Psychology 346Mary Creaner and Ladislav Timulak Introduction 347 Defining Supervision in Counselling Psychology 347 The Relationship in Counselling Psychology Supervision 349 Models of Supervision in Counselling Psychology 351 Supervision Competencies 352 Supervision Training for Counselling Psychologists 353 Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Supervision 354 Posttraining Supervision in Counselling Psychology 354 Future Directions for Supervision in Counselling Psychology 355 CHAPTER 24 Training in Counselling Psychology 361Ewan Gillon, Ladislav Timulak, and Mary Creaner Introduction 362 The Structure of Counselling Psychology Training in the UK 362 The Organization of Counselling Psychology Training in the UK 364 Training Standards in Counselling Psychology Internationally 369 Developing the Training Agenda in the UK 372 Conclusion 373 PART 6 Research in Counselling Psychology 377 CHAPTER 25 Research Ethics in Counselling Psychology 379Dee Danchev Introduction 380 Historical Context 380 The Ethics of the Researcher and Their Positioning 381 The Participant’s Perspective 383 The Use of Incentives 384 Informed Consent 385 Deception 387 Anonymity 387 Online Research 388 Research Method, Analysis, and Reporting Findings 388 Aftercare of Participants 389 Dissemination and the Research Afterlife 389 Researcher Self-care 390 Conclusion 391 CHAPTER 26 An Introduction to Qualitative Research in Counselling Psychology 394John McLeod Introduction 395 Epistemologies: Ways of Knowing 395 Guiding Principles 397 What Questions Can Be Asked in Qualitative Psychological Research? 398 Key Research Methods 399 Sampling 400 Approaches to Analysing Data 402 Conclusion 405 CHAPTER 27 An Introduction to Quantitative Research in Counselling Psychology 408Duncan Cramer Introduction 409 Why Use Quantitative Research Methods? 409 Guiding Principles and Core Methodological Assumptions 411 Major Types of Experimental Designs 412 Questions That Can Be Asked in Quantitative Psychological Research 413 Key Research Methods 414 Sampling 416 Sample Research Study Example 420 Conclusion 422 CHAPTER 28 Hermeneutic Single Case Efficacy Design for Counselling Psychology 425Robert Elliott and Mark Widdowson Introduction 426 Epistemologies: Ways of Knowing 426 Guiding Principles and Assumptions 428 Research Questions Addressed 429 Key Research Methods 430 Sampling 432 Approaches to Analysing Data 432 HSCED Examples 434 Conclusion: Strengths and Limitations of HSCED 435 CHAPTER 29 Theory-Building Case Studies for Counselling Psychology 439William B. Stiles Introduction 440 How Theory-building Research Works 440 How to Do Theory-building Case Studies 445 Conclusion 451 Index 453

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Book SynopsisThe Relationship Cards are 48 emotive and artistic images designed to help people to review the key relationships in their lives in a meaningful and often transformative way. The cards provide an engaging way for people to talk about and clarify their feelings, while reflecting on what they value in their relationships and what they might want to change. Spanning both positive and negative states in relationships, the cards show themes such as trust, resentment, fear of abandonment, drifting apart, encouragement and feeling supported. The accompanying booklet explains how to use the cards with participants in a supportive and safe way to facilitate deeper conversations about relationships with people in their lives, past and present. Accompanying translations are provided in German, French, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese.This beautiful resource can be used by educators, therapists or anyone wishing to open a dialogue about relationshTrade ReviewJulia Bird, Director of ThriveI am a founding director of a company that supports approximately 1,800 adults working in education to understand if a child has emotional developmental interruptions and what to do to make a difference. We train many teachers and other adults working in schools. Margot Sunderland’s books are recommended reading for those who attend our courses. Our trainees find the Draw On books very helpful in training and then also with their children - not just those children identified for special help. They deal with universal life themes relevant for all. I particularly like the theoretical explanation mixed with superb, doable activities/exercises and copyable handouts.Margot is an acknowledged expert in her field and her passion to make such important understandings and ways of working with troubled children accessible to ordinary people - parents, teachers, support workers - is manifest in the old excellent editions. Her suggestions for the new editions for both books are really exciting. I certainly will recommend the new editions to the people with whom I work.What is needed are work books that give the basic theoretical understanding - e.g. why using imagery is a potent way of supporting children to process feelings - with very usable activities that ordinary people can use to great effect with their children or with the children with whom they work.The addition of the cards will help adults open the conversation with children/young people about difficult feelings. These are a real improvement on the books as they stand now. To have images that are so evocative will enhance the dialogue and give opportunities for all involved to tickle the imagination and make more sense and help the children digest their emotional responses to life situations that cause them such pain and difficulty.The new suggestions will take the work with children from labelling feelings without a real connection to deeper meaning to an integration of feelings, imagination and language that deepen awareness and supports emotional development.The cards will not go out of date as I imagine they will illustrate life’s difficulties that are timeless.I absolutely support the need for updated editions of these superb books and think the cards to be incredibly helpful in supporting children to tell their stories and process trauma.Table of Contents48 picture cards each with an image and short caption covering different types of relationships and ways of relatingShort booklet covering suggested usage of the cards and guidance around integrating the productive longer term counselling provided in the linked book, Draw on Your Relationships Captions and booklet translated into German, French, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese

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Book SynopsisTherapy in the Age of Neuroscience: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists is an essential guide to key areas of neuroscience that inform the theory underlying psychotherapy, and how they can be applied to practice. Laying out the science clearly and accessibly, it outlines what therapists need to know about the human nervous system in order to be able to engage with the subject.Chapters cover the neuroscience underlying key aspects of therapy such as relationships, emotion, anxiety, trauma and dissociation, the mind-body connection, and the processes which enable therapists to engage deeper aspects of mind and psyche. This book responds to the need for counsellors and therapists to have an accessible and comprehensive guide to how contemporary neuroscience views mind and body.Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience will appeal to psychotherapists, counsellors and other mental health professionals who wish to learn more about how to integrate neuroscience Trade Review"In Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience, psychotherapist Peter Afford boldly integrates the voices of contemporary neuroscientists into a therapist-relevant narrative that interlaces psychological constructs including diagnostic features with a knowledge of the relevant role that specific neural structures play in movements, thoughts and feelings. Through the lens of a therapist, the reader is informed how a knowledge of neuroscience can inform, support and at times transform treatment models relevant to mental health." - Stephen W Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, and author of The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe."This book is a useful compendium of recent thinking on the emotional brain. Written in a clear, readable style, it will help psychotherapists to digest neuroscientific knowledge and integrate it with the practice of psychotherapy." - Sue Gerhardt, author of Why Love Matters."In Therapy in the Age of Neuroscience, psychotherapist Peter Afford boldly integrates the voices of contemporary neuroscientists into a therapist- relevant narrative that interlaces psychological constructs including diagnostic features with a knowledge of the relevant role that specific neural structures play in movements, thoughts, and feelings. Through the lens of a therapist, the reader is informed how a knowledge of neuroscience can inform, support, and at times transform treatment models relevant to mental health." - Stephen W Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, and author of The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe."This book is a useful compendium of recent thinking on the emotional brain. Written in a clear, readable style, it will help psychotherapists to digest neuroscientific knowledge and integrate it with the practice of psychotherapy." - Sue Gerhardt, author of Why Love Matters.Table of ContentsIntroduction 01. Psychotherapy meets neuroscience 02. The brain is a nervous system 03. One brain, two minds 04. Relationships and social engagement 05. Emotions, feelings and the felt sense 06. Stress, anxiety and depression 07. Trauma and depression 08. Mental health matters 09. The mind-body connection 10. Engaging the mind 11. Meaningful experiences Epilogue: Ways ahead

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Book SynopsisEmotion-focused therapy is a research-informed psychological therapy that to date has mainly been studied in the context of depression, trauma and couple distress. The evidence suggests that this therapy has a lasting and transformative effect. Ladislav Timulak presents EFT as a particular therapeutic approach that addresses psychological human suffering, offering a view that puts more emphasis on attending to the distress, rather than avoiding or suppressing it. Focusing on the latest developments in EFT, Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy presents a theory of human suffering and a model of therapy that addresses that suffering. The model of suffering assumes that the experienced emotional pain is a response to an injury that prevents or violates the fulfilment of the basic human needs of being loved, safe, and acknowledged. This book focuses on a particular way of transforming emotional pain in psychotherapy through: helping the client to tolerate thTrade Review"With this book Ladislav Timulak shows his insightfulness into the therapeutic change process and has made an original contribution, demonstrating how people transform emotional pain." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada"This book provides a concise, clear, lively, compassionate, and personal introduction to contemporary Emotion-Focused Therapy, touching on the latest theory, practice and research. Timulak has developed an elegant, readable and useful formulation of the nature and transformation of human emotional suffering. Highly recommended. - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA"A bold new development in emotion focused therapy. This book is a rich reflection on how human suffering is transformed. Delivered as an accessible guide that leaves plenty of room for contemplation, Timulak distills a complex theory of change which therapists will recognize from their practice." - Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Psychological Services and Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada"This is a book that … offers a coherent and research-informed theoretical framework, practical principles and procedures for conducting therapy, and a wealth of vividly-described case examples… I warmly recommend this book to all students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy..." - John McLeod, PhD, Emeritus Professor Counselling, University of Abertay, Scotland, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway"I particularly enjoyed the second section of the book that offers a refreshing therapeutic framework forhis transformation of pain: that within an authentic and healing therapist/client relationship, core pain can be accessed and named, unmet needs articulated and addressed, losses grieved and a place of relief and empowerment reached by the client from which to move forward." - Bernadette Lynch, Therapy Today"With this book Ladislav Timulak shows his insightfulness into the therapeutic change process and has made an original contribution, demonstrating how people transform emotional pain." - Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada"This book provides a concise, clear, lively, compassionate, and personal introduction to contemporary Emotion-Focused Therapy, touching on the latest theory, practice and research. Timulak has developed an elegant, readable and useful formulation of the nature and transformation of human emotional suffering. Highly recommended." - Robert Elliott, PhD, Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA"A bold new development in emotion focused therapy. This book is a rich reflection on how human suffering is transformed. Delivered as an accessible guide that leaves plenty of room for contemplation, Timulak distills a complex theory of change which therapists will recognize from their practice." - Antonio Pascual-Leone, PhD, Associate Professor, Director of the Psychological Services and Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada"This is a book that … offers a coherent and research-informed theoretical framework, practical principles and procedures for conducting therapy, and a wealth of vividly-described case examples… I warmly recommend this book to all students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy..." - John McLeod, PhD, Emeritus Professor Counselling, University of Abertay, Scotland, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, University of Oslo, NorwayTable of ContentsAcknowledgment. Introduction. Part I: Theoretical Conceptualisation. Emotional Pain.Transforming Emotional Pain. Part II: Practical Application.Therapeutic Relationship Promoting Emotional Transformation. Conceptualising Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy: Accessing Core Emotional Pain. Strategy for Therapy – Transforming Core Emotional Pain. Overall treatment strategy & Working with difficulties in therapeutic process. Afterword. References.

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Book SynopsisWhat can child and adolescent counsellors and therapists learn from research? What evidence is there for the effectiveness of different therapies and techniques? How can developmental or neuroscience research inform or inspire therapeutic work with young people? This book provides the answers to these questions, and more. Leading experts in the field take you through the latest research findings in child and adolescent therapy, discussing how each is relevant to the work of practitioners. Today, both therapists and trainees need to be aware of, and engage with, research findings. The book presents, accessibly, the current best knowledge and its implications for practice.Trade ReviewThis book is extremely well thought-out and is a must-have for those working with children and young people. -- Della AustinThis book is the ′go-to′ resource for all those involved in supporting young people. -- Andrew ReevesThis is a ground breaking book for counsellors and psychotherapists working with children and young people. The contributors acknowledge the scepticism of many practitioners in relation to adopting an "evidence based approach" and each chapter is likely to provoke debate and discussion. For me the power of this book lies in the way the authors employ their own self-reflexivity to model an approach to evidence-based practice, and suggest ways their readers might set about finding and examining evidence themselves. Through reading this work, each of us may, indeed, become "research-invigorated". -- Professor Miranda WolpertEssential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy makes an invaluable contribution to research-informed practice with younger clients. Written by some of the leading figures in the field, it provides practitioners with an authoritative and accessible overview of up-to-date scientific knowledge. -- John McLeodWith contributions from a range of experts, the text offers specific therapeutic guidance for working effectively with children and young people with mental health problems, drawing on the latest research evidence. -- Panos VostanisThere are two strongly held narratives around today about what makes for a good counsellor or psychotherapist: the narrative of ‘clinical experience’ verses the narrative of ‘research evidence’. This book skillfully brings these two narratives together into a coherent and complementary whole. It provides an engaging overview of research in the field of children and young peoples psychological therapies written by some of the world leaders in the field. It is not a book about research but more helpfully, it is a book about how to understand and use research evidence, to blend with clinical experience, to become a better therapist. It is one of the most accessible and comprehensive summaries of the research evidence that I have read - essential for all who are serious about their therapeutic practice. -- Duncan LawEssential Research Findings in Child and Adolescent Counselling and Psychotherapy is extremely important reading for child psychotherapists who are interested in the latest research, as well as for those who would like to be better informed but have tended to find the area of research daunting and arduous to digest. Rather than being purely about research, this book acts as a guide to understanding research evidence and how to use it to reflect on one′s own practice to become a better therapist. I would strongly recommend this reading to all Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists -- Rebecca WoodhamsThis is a practitioner-friendly text that arms counsellors with knowledge on how their ways of working are, or can be, underpinned by research findings. -- Dr Ann Dalzell * Clinical consultant, psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice *I really enjoyed this book. I think it’s well written, informative and interesting. It will appeal to students and experienced practitioners alike – we all need to participate in applying research findings to our practice and in becoming, as the editors suggest, ‘research inspired’. -- Caroline AnstissTable of ContentsIntroduction: What can child therapists learn from research? - Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick Cooper Epidemiology: Are mental health problems in children and young people really a big issue? - Ann Hagell and Barbara Maughan Neurobiology, attachment and trauma: The development of mental health problems in children and young people - Graham Music Therapy outcomes: Is child therapy effective? - Terry Hanley and Julia Noble Therapy outcomes: What works for whom? - Peter Fonagy, Liz Allison and Alana Ryan What leads to change? I. Common factors in child therapy - Jacqueline Hayes What leads to change? II. Therapeutic techniques and practices with children and young people - Jacqueline Hayes and Clare Brunst Conclusion - Nick Midgley, Jacqueline Hayes and Mick Cooper

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