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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792283903321

Autore

Smith Maggie Yaxley

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-91377-X

9780429896937

0-367-32310-9

0-429-89954-8

0-429-47477-6

1-78241-235-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

158.3

Soggetti

Counseling

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Anorexia

Depression, Mental

Cocaine abuse

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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