Skills in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy Third Edition (Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series)

The new edition of Skills in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy provides an invaluable introduction to the skills and awareness that are necessary in order to provide an effective helping relationship to individuals struggling to overcome problems in living. Janet Tolan clearly explains key concepts using vivid examples drawn from extensive professional experience. This book is essential reading for anyone setting out to become a counsellor or psychotherapist, or embarking on a career in social work, teaching or healthcare.

This revised edition of a classic in person-centred therapy combines both an accessible introduction to becoming  a practitioner, and an up to date, socially situated, and academically rigorous essential guide.

It is rare to find a single volume that allows beginning students to reflect on their own experience, while remaining academically and theoretically  rigorous. A genuine must have for any serious student.

The reader can expect to be fully engaged with the ideas offered in the new chapter.  This book is an essential read for any new therapist.

This book is a wonderful resource, very well written, up to date and comprehensively researched. A ′must′ for every person-centred course reading list.

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.