Focusing on the client-therapist relationship at the core of counselling & psychotherapy practice, this book introduces a model effective across all therapeutic approaches. It provides a cross-modality framework for practice by engaging the trainee directly in the drama of the therapeutic encounter.

The book presents the key elements of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT), both theory and practice, accessibly and in as few words as possible - it is a primer on REBT for beginning counsellors or those who want a straightforward overview.

A guide to helping and supporting young people experiencing difficulties at home and at school or college. Covering issues from low self-esteem and sexuality, to substance misuse and aggression, it draws on a method of brief integrative counselling to illustrate how a time-limited therapy can work in an often pressured and time-limited setting.

This timely new edition describes how to use cognitive behaviour therapy successfully with clients in a brief, time-limited way. It covers a wide range of disorders including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress, or those who are suicidal.

Comprising 12 accessible chapters from leading experts in the field, this book brings together in one volume the major approaches to CBT practised in Britain today and will prove essential reading for both CBT trainees and practitioners.

In this unique text, Digby Tantam brings together the many different professional and theoretical perspectives of well-being, unpacking the complexities of each to help students understand what well-being means in their chosen field.

This is the only comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond. This new edition draws on contemporary research, recent developments in SFT training and the integration of SFT with other approaches.

Authors Don C. Locke and Deryl F. Bailey encourage readers to explore their own cultural background and identity, and in the process, begin to better understand others.