Counselling for Psychosomatic Problems

Diana Sanders is a counselling psychologist with the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust and a research psychologist at Oxford University. Her publications include Coping with Periods (Chambers, 1985).

`There are all too few texts on the clinical challenges of working in health care. Diana Sanders... writes in a jargon-free style and includes helpful case examples to illustrate the interventions under discussion... She writes illuminatingly on the detailed processes of applying cognitive therapy in health care′ - The Psychologist`Diana Sanders writes clearly and coherently within the cognitive model, making it accessible to those counsellors and psychotherapists who do not work in this way. The book is obviously grounded in clinical experience and she illustrates her points with plausible imaginary case examples which bring the text alive... for any counsellor working within a GP practice and of interest to those in private practice′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling

• PART ONE: PSYCHOSOMATIC PROBLEMS AND WORKING WITHIN A COGNITIVE FRAMEWORKWhat Are Psychosomatic Problems? Definition and DiagnosisUnderstanding Psychosomatic ProblemsKey Issues in Working with Clients with Psychosomatic ProblemsPART TWO: APPLYING THE COGNITIVE MODEL TO COUNSELLING FOR PSYCHOSOMATIC PROBLEMSBeginning CounsellingAssessment and Developing a Case ConceptualizationThe Middle Stages of CounsellingTechniques and Coping StrategiesThe Middle Stages of CounsellingThemes, Beliefs and AssumptionsDifficulties and Problems in Counselling for Psychosomatic ProblemsEnding Counselling and Long-Term Coping