Client Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Janet Tolan is a consultant and private pracititioner in Manchester. She has worked extensively in education and training, most recently as leader of the Counselling and Psychotherapy Masters programme at Liverpool John Moores University. Paul Wilkins was Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Human Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University. He publications include Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors (London, SAGE Publications) and Psychodrama (London, SAGE Publications).

′This book is a valuable addition to the literature on person-centred therapy (PCT), dealing as it does with the thornier questions that unsettle every person-centred therapist at some stage in their practice...Written by seasoned practitioners who draw on their experience to illustrate how theory informs the decisions they make in response to dilemmas. As might be expected from person-centred practitioners, the book offers a range of interpretations of theory, reflecting what each author considers to be essentially person-centred. One of the most thought-provoking chapters for me is by Rose Cameron, on self-injury, which takes in new developments in neurobiology...This is an important book, not only for students of the person-centred approach but also for those hungry for a fresh perspective from throughtful practitioners′ - Therapy Today

• Introduction - Paul Wilkins and Janet TolanPART ONE: LIFE EVENTSA Person-Centred Approach to Loss and Bereavement - Sheila HaughPerson-Centred Approaches to Trauma, Critical Incidents and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Allan TurnerPerson-Centred Therapy with Adults Sexually Abused as Children - Jane PowerPART TWO: EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO LIFE EVENTSPerson-Centred Therapy with People Experiencing Depression: When You Can′t Just Snap out of It - Kirshen RundleAnxiety and Panic: Person-Centred Interpretations and Responses - Richard Bryant-JefferiesPerson-Centred Approaches to Different Realities - Kirshen RundlePART THREE: BEHAVIOURAL REACTIONS TO LIFE EVENTSWorking with Drug and Alcohol Issues - Rose CameronWorking with Clients Who Have Eating Problems - Barbara DouglasA Person-Centred Perspective on Self-Injury - Rose CameronPerson-Centred Therapy in Practice - Paul Wilkins and Janet Tolan