This book provides a vivid insight into working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse. Using dialogue, it traces the counselling relationship between three fictitious characters: the client (Jennifer), her counsellor (Laura) and Laura’s supervisor (Malcolm).

It illustrates the person-centred approach and relates it to how memories can surface and the impact this can have on the client and the counsellor. It provides deep insight into the counselling relationship and the counsellor’s use of supervision, highlighting discussion points throughout to aid in training and reflection.

It is essential reading for all who work with people who have suffered sexual abuse in childhood.

Counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists and all health and social care professionals need to understand and appreciate the role played in ensuring that clients receive the best possible help and support.

This book brings together examples of supervision sessions from the Living Therapy titles, and presents each one as an example of person-centred supervisory practice. The supervision sessions deal with a range of issues that arise when working with clients who are seeking counselling in order to resolve difficulties from a wide range of difficult human experiences.

Themes include supervising work with clients with drinking problems, drug problems, sexual abuse, disability, mental illness, cultural difference, young people, time-limited counselling. Each supervision session is introduced with a summary of the background leading up to the supervision session; points for discussion are included at the end of each chapter to stimulate further thought and debate.

What happens for a person emotionally, psychologically and spiritually when confronted by the reality of the death of a loved one, or the impending death of someone close to them, or their own death?

As with the other volumes of the Living Therapy series, Counselling For Death And Dying is composed of fictitious dialogues between clients and their counsellors, and between the counsellors and their supervisors. Within the dialogues are woven the reflective thoughts and feelings of the clients, the counsellors and the supervisors, along with boxed comments on the process and references to person-centred theory. The introduction provides a brief overview of the person-centred approach and an introduction to issues associated with dealing with death and dying.

There are two scenarios described in this title. The first focuses on a middle aged man coming to terms with his reaction to his father’s death, and the impact his behaviour is having upon his family. The second focuses on a client in her late fifties, already in counseling and then being diagnosed with a terminal cancer, coming to terms with the diagnosis and the impact it is having on her family, particularly her two sons, one of whom has a drug problem, the other an alcohol problem.

Richard draws the reader into the counseling experience, demonstrating the application of the person-centred approach to counseling young people. Supervision sessions are included to highlight how a counselor uses supervision to ensure they maintain their personal and professional effectiveness.

In the first part of Counselling Young People, Jodie is brought to counseling by her mother who has found evidence that she is using cannabis. During the sessions issues addressed include drug use and the temptation to use heroin, relationships withparents, relationships with ‘best friends’, coming to terms with adolescent transition into adulthood.

The author uses fictitious dialogue, almost novel-like, to explore the nature of drug use and the therapeutic process involved in helping someone overcome the emotional and psychological difficulties that can be associated with their drug use.

Childhood trauma, recovered memories, dissociated states are all addressed in this compelling read.

This book provides a new realism in understanding the world of alcohol counselling. It uses dialogue to enable the reader to appreciate the nature of counselling a person with an alcohol problem through the application of person-centred counselling theory. It provides deep insights into what goes on in counselling sessions and how this links into the counsellor's own supervision. It is essential reading for all counselling trainers, supervisors and trainees, provides useful approaches and frameworks for other caring professions, and includes many valuable insights for clients themselves.

Steve is obese, his size and his attitudes shaped by his experiences of being bullied in school. Size enabled him to later become the bully. In part 1 his counseling experience is described as he seeks to resolve his past in order to address his weight in the present.

In part 2, Julia’s obesity is related to the taunting and verbal abuse she was a target of in childhood, leaving her in fear of engaging in sexual activity with men. For Julia, size is the physical barrier she needs to feel safe.

Part One: An explanation of models of care; Implementation targets; Four service tiers; Integrated care pathways; Assessment; Care planning and co-ordination; Monitoring; Part Two: The patient's journey through models of care

"Many counsellors who work in primary care find it difficult to explain to colleagues in the primary care team what they actually do with clients behind the closed door of their room. In this book the author brings to life in a gripping way what really does go on when a counsellor sees a patient in the primary healthcare setting. It's good to read for once a book that describes so realistically and movingly the minute-by-minute account of what actually happens, not a book describing clever therapists getting it right all the time. The book should be required reading for newly appointed non-clinical managers of counselling services and for primary healthcare staff about to start working with a counsellor as a member of their team." - Graham Curtis Jenkins in his Foreword

Young men trying to resolve traumatic experiences and relationship issues with their mothers is not an area that has attracted a great deal of attention, and yet it is not uncommon. Peter is 28, still living at home and feeling 'like I just don't have a life I can call my own.' As he tries to remedy this, the reaction he gets is ""So, where have you been?"; "What time do you call this?"; "I've been worrying about you" ;"You said you'd be back before now." Any pleasure from his evening melts away and he wonders why on earth is he still in the same house as her. This book uses fictitious dialogue to enable readers to experience the struggle of a young man trying to break free from the damaging and dominating influence of his mother. It contains both counselling sessions and supervision sessions, inviting the reader to step into the therapeutic process and experience Peter (the client) as he struggles to create a life for himself, Michael (his counsellor) seeking to offer and maintain the therapeutic conditions of congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard, and Suzy (Michael's supervisor). Practical advice, reflections on the counselling process, helpful summaries and points for discussion are highlighted throughout. Counsellors, trainees, supervisors and other health and social care professionals dealing with relationships will find this book valuable reading. Men who have encountered difficult relationships with their mothers are also likely to gain greater insight and find support through reading this book.

Counselling for Eating Disorders in Women focuses on women whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family. Women with problems connected with over-eating, under-eating, and poor eating form a significant proportion of counsellors' lists with a distinctive set of problems and challenges. This book adopts the unique approach of the Living Therapy series, using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centred approach enabling the reader to experience directly the diverse and challenging issues surrounding patients. This is difficult to achieve with conventional text books. This book is invaluable for trainees and experienced counsellors, members of support organisations, and women suffering from eating disorders, their friends and families.

At the heart of Richard Bryant-Jefferies' work with problem drinkers is his belief in the power and effectiveness of the person-centred approach to counselling. He suggests that many alcohol problems develop out of, or are connected with, relationship difficulties. He highlights the importance of building a therapeutic relationship with the person, and of engaging with their individuality to encourage sustainable lifestyle change underpinned by personal growth. This practical book shows how such client-focused counselling can support problem drinkers who are seeking to develop and sustain a less alcohol-centred way of life. Demonstrating how the client-counsellor relationship can be harnessed to empower the individual to help themselves, Richard * describes the health risks and effects on family life of alcohol dependency * considers the differences between young and old problem drinkers * analyses the support services available to those seeking change * suggests ways of coping with relapse. Supported by contributions from clients who have undergone counselling for alcohol reliance, this is a comprehensive and positive guide for people working with those who have a problematic relationship with alcohol.

One of 17 titles in the 'Living Therapy' series, Counselling For Progressive Disdability addresses issues that arise when coming to terms with a progressive disability.

The first part focuses specifically on the emotional and psychological impact of being diagnosed with a disabling condition. The second part deals specifically with coming to terms with a worsening condition, the nature of pain and the prospect of having to accept the use of a wheelchair. Like all other titles in this series it includes a helpful overview of the person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy.

Alive and Cutting takes you into the world of self-harming behaviour. Katie had a difficult childhood. Neglected and alone she spent much of her time consoling herself as best she could with her doll and teddy bear. Taken into care and fostered, she was then bullied at school. Later in childhood she learned to fight back. Now, aged nineteen, Katie is depressed, binge-drinks and regularly cuts herself, in part to find release from emotional build up, but also to cut her way out of depression and despair. Katie has referred herself for couselling where she sees Keith, a Youth Counsellor. The therapy process unfolds with dramatic memories emerging and being lived out in the therapy room. Katie's cutting becomes more damaging as she connects more deeply with her past. You will find yourself, like Keith, a companion on Katie's journey as she tries to make sense of her past and her present. You will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the emotional and psychological landscape of self-harm. Alive and Cutting is the second in a series of titles being written by the author to address a range of contemporary issues in a therapeutic context.

Is life some chance occurrence on one large rock spinning around an insignificant sun on the edge of the universe? Or is there a larger picture to life, a greater unseen purpose? From cosmic evolution to human diversity, life is like a jigsaw of many pieces evolving to find their potential and place in the final picture. Richard Bryant-Jefferies takes you on a fascinating journey from cosmic creation through the threat of competitive separateness to human responsibility, identifying key qualities-pieces of the jigsaw of life-to be set in place in the world to enable the purpose of creation to be fulfilled and revealed. ." through a series of gentle reflections from a wide variety of perspectives the reader is drawn to consider what it means to be a human being." -Steve Nation, from his Foreword ." meaningful for practitioners in, or people committed to, the Person-Centered Approach and who are interested in a spiritual dimension . important reading for those people who are searching for their own answers in trying to make sense of these type of questions and have no prior knowledge or interest in the Person-Centered Approach." -Irene Fairhurst, from her Foreword

"Binge " takes you into the world of the heavy-drinker and the struggle to overcome an ingrained alcohol habit that is rooted in childhood trauma.

Andy is a man troubled by his past. Brought up by an aunt and uncle following the deaths of his parents, he is seeking to address his binge-drinking and the effect it is having on his life. However, he was not the only one affected by the murder he witnessed in childhood. His older brother, Terry, regularly drinks himself into oblivion, and spends much of his time in 'alcohol blackout'. It all leads to tragedy, as heavy drinking so often does.

Graham (Andy's therapist) is the man destined to share Andy's emotional and psychological roller-coaster journey. Can he help Andy makes sense of what is happening to him? Can he help him break free of his past, and alcohol's grip on his present? The characters have a reality that will haunt you and leave you with a deeper understanding of the human struggle to resolve heavy drinking.

"Binge " is the first in a series of titles being written to address a range of contemporary issues in a therapeutic context.

Feeling stuck? Confidence draining away? Want to feel more positive but don't know quite where to start? Time for A Little Book of Therapy. Pages of positive self-encouragement to help you overcome your difficulties. "I have a voice. I am going to use it, and I am going to hear it." Everyone will find something helpful to inspire them in this little book.

This book has been written specifically to meet the needs of counsellors and trainers working with the National Health Service. It will also provide useful insights for doctors, nurses, and managers within the healthcare sector. The book covers topics such as, difference and diversity, colour, language barriers, oppressed nurses, stressed managers, changes in the NHS, exhaustion and late cancellations. Adopting the unique approach of the Living Therapy Series, this book uses fictitious dialogues to enable the reader to directly experience the therapeutic process, providing real insight into the experience of workplace counselling in the NHS and also in other work settings.

In the United Kingdom since 1987 38,000 people have been referred to The Medical Foundation for specialist psychological treatment relating to warfare, and in the past 80 years 75,000 military personnel have received counselling from the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society. The topic of warfare induced psychological stress and trauma is a vast one. This book gives an unique, person-centred insight into counselling victims of warfare (either civilians or military personnel) whose trauma is physical or psychological. It covers such topics as anger, death, nightmares, recovered memories, emotional and physical pain, and alcohol use. It also contains a list of useful contacts for further support and helpful tips. Counsellors, trainees and other healthcare and social care professionals dealing with civilian or military victims of warfare will find this guide invaluable.