Finding love in the looking glass : a book of counselling case stories / Maggie Yaxley Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Maggie Yaxley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Anorexia.

Depression, Mental.

Cocaine abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Never has there been such a hunger to understand relationships, both with our self and with others, and this book contains valuable insights into the fascinating and dynamic dialogues between clients and their counsellor. Although the clients presented here are entirely fictitious, they become real and easy to connect with as the reader is taken deeper into the unfolding intimacy of the counselling room. A variety of interventions are used but what is most instrumental in empowering the clients is the relationship that develops with themselves. These clients show us how we can successfully ove

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Introduction; CASE ONE Lan-li's story: finding love in the looking glass; CASE TWO Shirley and David's story: finding the heart; CASE THREE Michael's story: finding the joy; CASE FOUR Karen's story: finding a reason to live; APPENDIX Useful books, articles, and websites; INDEX

Notes:

These case stories show what can be achieved in counselling and how the counselling relationship can enable people to change their lives. All characters in these stories are entirely fictitious. The writer creates and develops the characters, drawing from her considerable experience as a counsellor, and shows how she would use her particular style of brief, humanistic counselling with them -- Page xii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-200) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 13, 2014).

ISBN:

0-429-91377-X

9780429896937

0-367-32310-9

0-429-89954-8

0-429-47477-6

1-78241-235-2

9780429474774

OCLC:

875638763