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 Reading section to help deepen knowledge and reinforce learning of key aspects of the counselling process.
Foreword by John D. Sutherland
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Introducing the Psychodynamic Approach
The First Session
After the First Session
The Importance of Time and Boundaries
The Middle Phase of Counselling: Depth and Defensiveness
The Middle Phase of Counselling: The Centrality of the Therapeutic Relationship
Breaks and Endings