The Pocket Guide to Therapy

′A brave, well wrought and extremely valuable précis of 10 of the major talking therapies, this book promises to be the trainee′s key how-to text in a field that can often be bewildering. The authors are to be congratulated!′ -
Colin Feltham, Emeritus Professor of Critical Counselling Studies, Sheffield Hallam University

′A little gem of a book, that somehow seems to be bigger on the inside than the outside by doing what it says on the tin...Without question I recommend this book for trainee and experienced therapists′ -
Michael Townend PhD, University of Derby

This is an excellent book for any student or trainee embarking on counselling studies and practice. It is also a great refresher text for those who might need to re-visit the mainstream theoretical approaches. -- Dr Bill Naylor * drupal *
I have recommended this as a supplemental reading book for the current NCHP students on stage 2 of the diploma course. It covers some of the course material very well, but other sections are not directly relevant, or outside of the course altogether. The writing style was really nice and clear and it is good at maintaining focus on the practical aspect of doing therapy. -- Dr Josie Fraser * drupal *
A very concise and easy to use book that can be taken as a reference guide as well as a how to do book -- Dr Martin Smith * drupal *
an excellent guide book of practical application of various therapeutic approaches offering challenging opportunities for training -- Dr Praxoulla Rameshwar * drupal *
Too brief to cover much detail, of course, this book is helpful partly in that it puts different modalities alongside one another. Given the divisions between therapists of one flavour or another, this is a useful step, although one is always left wishing a greater range of modalities could have been covered (inevitably). -- Dr Stephen Goss * drupal *
A student who reviewed this for us was impressed by the accessibility and ease of use of htis text. -- Jean Bell * drupal *
This book is essential reading for established practitioners who are looking at introducing new ways of working with their clientelle or for new practitioners as a guide to established therapeutic approaches -- Mr David Bell * drupal *
essential read for pre registration nurses on the mental health programme requiring basic knowledge of the key therapeutic approaches -- Mr Hywel Thomas * drupal *
A solid readable text breaking down key features of some key approaches to therapy. Chapter activities and worksheets are engaging and provide useful pedagogical tools for lecturers as well as being accessible to learners studying at level 3 and Foundation Degree levels. -- Mr John Dixon * drupal *
I think this is an excellent introductory text. I′m intending to use it in the context of an addictive behaviour module. I get tired of students talking about counselling in a very unspecific fashion to will be recommending this book so they can tell me what kind of counselling approach they have in mind. -- Mr Justin Dunne * drupal *
A useful text which is useful to dip in and out of as required for reference purposes. The text has a practical focus and explores various therapeutic methods. Great for students looking for an overview. -- Mrs Liz Cade * drupal *
Excellent text that provides a fairly indepth exploration of physchological therapies, and their use in modern multi disciplinary mental health practice. -- Mrs Surj Sall-Dullat * drupal *
A good introduction to several models of psychotherapy that our students can consider within art psychotherapy practice -- Ms Deborah Gibson * drupal *