Table of Contents

Part I: Setting the Context
Chapter 1: What are the Counselling Professions?
Chapter 2: Becoming a Counsellor or Psychotherapist: Personal and Professional Development
Part II: Counselling & Psychotherapy Approaches
Chapter 3: Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Chapter 4: Cognitive-behavioural counselling and psychotherapy
Chapter 5: Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Chapter 6: Integrative and Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Chapter 7: Other Key Counselling and Psychotherapy Approaches
Part III: Counselling Practice and Skills
Chapter 8: The Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter 9: Therapist Competencies and Counselling Skills
Chapter 10: Clients and Presenting Issues
Chapter 11: Working with Diversity and Difference
Part IV: Professional Issues
Chapter 12: Professional Settings and Organisations
Chapter 13: Law, Policy, Values and Ethics
Chapter 14: Managing Professional Responsibilities
Chapter 15: Developing Your Practice: Supervision, Research, Career Development
Chapter 16: Conclusions

About the Author

Andrew Reeves is a Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health, a Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and a Registered Social Worker. He is a past-Chair of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Fellow of BACP and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE.  He has published extensively on working in counselling and psychotherapy, and particularly in working with risk in a range of organisational settings. He is past Editor-in-Chief of Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal and has a long-standing commitment to ethics in the counselling professions, including in writing and research.

Reviews

Reeves’ (and his colleagues) text is one of the most comprehensive textbooks that introduces counselling and psychotherapy to students. It has a very broad scope, offers an in-depth perspective and yet remains student and reader-friendly.
*Ladislav Timulak*

Andrew’s wealth of experience shines through in this comprehensive account of what it entails to be a counsellor or psychotherapist. No stone is left unturned as he accurately identifies salient issues in training, routine practice and professional mastery. Highly recommended for both practitioners and potential clients.
*Emeritus Professor Sue Wheeler*

Reeves and his chapters’ co-authors have done us a great service here. Written with clarity and authority, his updated Introduction offers both practical and theoretical insights across the broad and complex territories of the current counselling and psychotherapy world. The book’s sheer scope is impressive, but equally so is his personal presence in the text. The reader never loses the sense of who is talking to them: someone steeped in, and deeply committed to, the therapeutic enterprise.
*Jonathan Wyatt*

Jammed with useful and easy to read information, this is a great book for trainee counsellors who are looking to expand their theoretical knowledge through practical and fun means.
*Lauren Walker*

Easy reading, this book is easier to understand than any other
*Philippa Bullock*

I think this new edition would be a vital resource for all current and future trainees of the counselling profession. I will be using this new edition especially for the video materials
*Frances Head*

A comprehensive and thought-provoking introduction to what counselling is and how it is practised; ideal for all therapists-in-training, qualified practitioners of all modes and other professionals performing a counselling role.
*Angela Russell*

This book is less of an ′introduction to counselling′ and more of an ′all you need to know′. Some discussion around the nature of research and evidence, the current mental health discourse, and contemporary developments and issues in the field provide an essential backdrop to this accessible and interactive resource. This book would be a great resource not just for trainees and those starting out in their career but for trainers and lecturers too, and a useful tool for supervisors. It is thought-provoking, inspiring and encourages reflexivity and critical thinking.
*Michelle Higgins, MBACP (Accred)*