Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy [Abridged] (Hardcover)

`This is a formidably detailed book on a subject where the availble literature is expanding....tour de force of psychotherapy and as a defining work of biblical proportions it is certainly a worthy tome' - Accident and Emergency Nursing

`The handbook is a first-class comprehensive reference book...it includes practical advice on such matters as codes of ethics, how to audit, as well as a fuss-free map through the confusing country of psychotherapy' - British Journal of General Practice

`This is an immensely useful source book for therapists to keep near at hand in order to update knowledge and to satisfy curiosity about new ways of working. It will also be extremely helpful for trainees as they strive to gain an over arching perspective in a rapidly proliferating field'- Helen Cowie, University of Surrey Roehampton

`An amazingly comprehensive, well-written, balanced and pluralistic handbook that manages to present the rainbow field of psychotherapy and counselling in an accessible and reliable way. This state-of-the-art volume will become absolutely indispensable for anyone involved in this work, whether in training or qualified ' - Andrew Samuels, University of Essex

`This remarkable book is more than an elegant presentation of contemporary counselling and psychotherapeutic theory. It is packed full of practical skills and hints - all written by highly experienced practitioners - and presented in an accessible and jargon-free fromat. No idea is left unturned. This is a practical handbook in every sense of the word and essential reading for trainees and practitioners alike' - Robert Bor, London Guildhall University

`Well-organized, fully inclusive and skilfully edited, it is going to be impossible not to buy this Handbook. Basically it has something on everything which people might ask about the counselling and psychotherapy profession' - Dave Mearns, University of Strathclyde

`It is a book to be "dipped into" over and over again rather than to be read from cover to cover. I can't commend it highly enough.... I think that this is going to prove to be an invaluable resource book and will become a "classic" in the world of counselling and psychotherapy' - ACCord

`Well-organized, fully inclusive and skillfully edited, it is going to be impossible not to buy this Handbook. Basically it has something on everything which people might ask about the counselling and psychotherapy profession' - Dave Mearns, University of Strathclyde

`This remarkable book is more than an elegant presentation of contemporary counselling and psychotherapeutic theory. It is packed full of practical skills and hints - all written by highly experienced practitioners - and presented in an accessible and jargon-free format. No idea is left unturned. This is a practical handbook in every sense of the word and essential reading for trainees and practitioners alike' - Robert Bor, London Guildhall University

This Handbook is a major textbook for students on professional training courses. The most comprehensive text of its kind, the Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy provides an introduction to all essential aspects of theory and practice in the form of succinct and accessible contributions from those at the forefront of counselling and psychotherapy.