Counselling Psychology

Join two esteemed existential thinkers in dialogue as they discuss life stages, therapist humility, causes and interconnection, how to ask questions, death, spatiality, figure/ground, identity, art and how this all relates to existential therapy. Prompted by a conversation that started at a dinner party, Ernesto Spinelli and Gianfranco Buffardi take up a series of ten wide-ranging discussions that they share with the reader. This features an introduction and afterword by editor, therapist and dinner-party host Paola Pomponi. Paola comments, "Existential Therapy employs debate and dialogue ...

Is your empathy a strength? Ask yourself these seven questions: • Are you struggling to maintain a healthy work-life balance and feel overwhelmed by constant demands from others? Set Smart Boundaries • Do you find it difficult to say no, often overcommitting yourself and feeling drained? Master Mindful No • Are unresolved conflicts in your personal or professional life causing you stress and hindering your relationships? Conquer Key Conflicts • Do you feel emotionally fragile and easily affected by setbacks or criticisms, impacting your overall well-being? Build Emotional Resilience...

This substantially revised fifth edition of a classic text includes an updated preface, new content on the therapeutic relationship, substantially revised chapters on the middle phase of counselling and reflections on the influence of other modalities and shared aspects of practice across approaches. Each chapter now includes an annotated further listening section to help deepen knowledge and reinforce learning of key aspects of the counselling process.

Person-Centred Counselling in Action, Fourth Edition will be an invaluable resource for those embarking on their first stages of training. Well-established practitioners and even seasoned scholars will continue to find much to interest and stimulate them.

In my book, I go beyond offering just a theoretical definition of what a skill is and an explanation of what it does in a counselling relationship. I share a deeper look into the skills and explore a more philosophical explanation from my own experience as a practising therapist and former counselling tutor.

This groundbreaking text goes to the very heart of the therapeutic meeting between therapist and client. Focusing on the concept of "relational depth", the authors describe a form of encounter in which therapist and client experience profound feelings of contact and engagement with each other, and in which the client has an opportunity to explore whatever is experienced as most fundamental to her or his existence.

A realistic and comforting guide for parents is THE ADOLESCENCE AND IDENTITY. It offers street tried, science-based answers for raising blissful, solid, and fruitful young people. It also tells the young people on how they can identify who they are. You'll track down commonsense direction for: Providing adolescents with the structure and support they require while still allowing them the freedom they desire; influencing and motivating adolescents; assisting them in overcoming distractions that impede learning; safeguarding them from anxiety, isolation, and depression; engaging in productive...

Most loving relationships fail, not because of communication or empathy breakdown, but because we unknowingly burden our partner with the task of caring for disowned and unloved parts of ourselves, our 'internal family'. Building on the revolutionary Internal Family Systems model of therapy, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals how to reconnect and foster a healthy dialogue with your wise and compassionate 'Self' and your partner. You Are the One You've Been Waiting For will equip you with the essential tools needed to build trust and connection with the one you love.

Unlocking the doors to the psych ward, NHS psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse provides a fly-on-the-padded-wall account of medicine’s most mysterious and controversial speciality. Why would anyone in their right mind choose to be a psychiatrist? Are the solutions to people’s messy lives really within medical school textbooks? And how can vulnerable patients receive the care they need when psychiatry lacks staff, hospital beds and any actual cures?

Are you tired of being swept away by the chaos of life, losing your balance in the turbulence? Ask yourself these five questions: 1. What if you could navigate life's challenges without being overwhelmed? Get ready to rewrite your relationship with adversity. 2. Have you ever felt your emotions spinning out of control? Dive into the heart of emotional imbalance and discover the tools to regain control. 3. What if you could break free from emotional dependence? Explore the empowering merits of emotional independence and learn how to cultivate it. 4. Can emotions indeed be your allies? Gain ...

Who causes you stress? a member of the family, parent, or the society? They are unchangeable. However, you can alter yourself. If you read this book, you'll: Know the principles that guide how families work. Learn how to accept responsibility only for yourself. Find out how to maintain a calm presence in your family, workplace, and church. In the book, Each chapter takes a convoluted subject, family frameworks hypothesis, and makes it straightforward. It will show you how your upbringing influences your thoughts and actions, as well as how awareness and intentionality can help you discover ...

Liberate yourself from the shackles of traditional health care and empower yourself to create a life of vitality and fulfillment Our current healthcare system is not designed to create vitality for us. The foundation and principles are focused on keeping us alive and making sure we survive. Although it has proven to be capable of keeping us alive, it does so at a high price, both financially and by creating dependency on it. The solutions offered by our current medical model are focused on symptoms and mostly result in surgeries, medications, or some type of never-ending therapy. Health to ...

Walking through Psalm 23 phrase by phrase, therapist and author K.J. Ramsey explores the landscape of our fear, trauma, and faith. When she stepped through her own wilderness of spiritual abuse and religious trauma, K.J. discovered that courage is not the absence of anxiety but the practice of trusting we will be held and loved no matter what. The Lord is My Courage is for the deconstructing and the dreamers, the afraid and the amazed, for those whose fear has not been fully shepherded but who can't seem to stop listening for their Good Shepherd's Voice.

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On November 10, 2009, the German national goalkeeper Robert Enke stepped in front of a passing train. He was 32 years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs, including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona. Enke was destined to be his country's first choice for years. But beneath the veneer of success lay a darker story.

Quite a few people are curios about the Christian life. Some just want to understand it in a simple way before making up their mind. There are those who have just come into it and are trying to figure it out. Then there are also those who have been in it for a while but still have some difficulty saying exactly what it is they believe. On the other side are those who are doing the explaining and counselling all the time who need to be sure that they have not left anything out, which the young believer needs to know. Since it was first published in 1990, over 15 thousand copies have been ...

Are you ready to harness the power of empathy without sacrificing your well-being? In "Fearless Empathy," you'll embark on a transformative journey through a comprehensive journal and worksheet, integrating exercises from seven groundbreaking books to help you navigate life's challenges with confidence and compassion.Drawing from "Set Smart Boundaries," learn how to protect your empathy, assert your needs, and build self-esteem to achieve your goals without being used or depleted. From "Master Mindful No," discover techniques to filter distractions, overcome manipulation, and banish fear ...

‘You Decide: Wounded or Wise?' is a collection of reflections by a counsellor. It touches upon a range of issues and concerns—some common, some not so much. Whether it is parenting, love and relationships, mental health and daily life struggles—you will read of the challenges others have faced and how best to navigate those confusions. These perspectives can help you reflect and go inwards. These reflections can be the start of a conversation to challenge self-limiting beliefs, cycles and patterns you may have held onto for comfort, or those that need to be healed. Sandeep Adnani is a...

The lives and problems of psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber's clients vary, but all are united by a common question: what do I really want? In What We Want, Charlotte Fox Weber takes us on a journey through 12 universal wants and desires, bringing us behind the closed doors of her practice. It is at once a fly-on-the-wall look at what binds us all, an expression of the profound importance of understanding and articulating our desires, and a practical toolkit for living well.

The Mindfulness Approach to Health Behaviour Change (MATHC) takes the listener through a six stage experiential process that delves into the intricate landscape of change theory and therapeutic strategies to aid the transformative process.

This book is based on real-life counselling sessions with various clients who were suffering with low mood or depression. The book shows a scripted conversation between counsellor and client over five counselling sessions. There are also counsellor notes throughout each session to help the listener understand why the counsellor asked particular questions or responded in a certain way. The therapy used is called "Solution-Focused Therapy". It is a brief therapy that is designed to focus on the resources of the client.