Counselling in a Nutshell

What is counselling and how does it work? "Counselling in a Nutshell" provides the answers to these questions and more, as part of an step-by-step guide to the counselling relationship and the therapeutic process. Focusing on the commonalities within the main theoretical approaches - psychodynamic, person-centred and cognitive-behavioural - Windy Dryden describes a framework which underpins all counselling, irrespective of the approach being used. Key features of the framework include: bonds between counsellor and client, goals and tasks of counselling, stages of the therapeutic process, and core therapeutic conditions. "Counselling in a Nutshell" provides a concise introduction to core components of the therapeutic relationship and process and is suitable for counsellors of all orientations.