Learning and Being in Person-Centred Counselling (third edition)

About the author - TONY MERRY was Reader in Psychology at the University of East London and taught on postgraduate and undergraduate courses in counselling and counselling psychology. He authored several books and articles on counselling, co-founded the British Association for the Person-Centred Approach in 1989 and was editor of the journal Person-Centred Practice. He contributed to workshops and other person-centred events in nine European countries, including severalwith Carl Rogers in England, Ireland and Hungary. ---- About the editor - SHEILA HUGH is a person-centred counsellor/therapist, trainer/facilitator, supervisor and consultant, an honorary member of BAPCA/TPCA and a former board member of the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy. She is a primary tutor for the MSc in contemporary person-centred psychotherapy and applications at the Metanoia Institute, London and a visiting lecturer at the Prazska Vysoka Skola Psychosocialnich Studii, a private university in Prague.

'There are no easy routes to becoming a person-centred counsellor, but this book is surely one of the best guides to anyone striving towards learning and being within this approach.' - David Murphy, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Nottingham; 'This book is highly accessible... I would strongly recommend it to counselling and psychotherapy students.' - Peter Blundell, Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Liverpool John Moores University; 'Students will find in this book a thorough grounding in person-centred theory and practice; for experienced practitioners, it will enhance their understanding and their abilities.' - Janet Tolan, therapist, supervisor and educator; 'Tony Merry's Learning and Being helped me to find my way into my own person-centred practice. I've returned many, many times to this book, feeling inspired and encouraged with every new read.' - Graham Westwell, Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Edge Hill University, Lancashire.

• Index of checklists and exercises, Foreword by Pete Sanders, Preface to the third edition by Sheila Haugh, Preface to the second edition by Tony Merry, 1-Introducing person-centred counselling, 2-Human nature, actualisation and the emerging self, 3-Self and person, 4-Towards a theory of person-centred counselling, 5-Person-centred counselling in practice, 6-Working at 'relational depth': the kid with the chips, 7-Recent developments in person-centred counselling by Sheila Haugh, 8-Developing person-centred values, skills, attitudes and personal qualities, 9-Training issues: client work and personal development, 10-Supervision, 11-Resources