Counselling and psychotherapy: a consumer's guide
Windy Dryden and Colin Feltham London, Sheldon, 1995
What is counselling and psychotherapy?; who can benefit?; what can you expect?; how do you find a counsellor or psychotherapist?; what should you ask the counsellor?; what are the different approaches in psychotherapy?; what happens during your therapy; how do you know if your therapy is succeeding; how do you know if your therapy is going wrong; what can you learn from others' experiences?
Description: When people decide they need help for personal or emotional problems, they are faced with a range of psychotherapy and counselling. This book guides readers through the maze of considerations in the choice of psychotherapists, counsellors and psychotherapies. The authors have written "Psychotherapy and its Discontents", "Brief Counselling", "Dictionary of Counselling" and "Developing Counsellor Supervision".Four approaches to counselling and psychotherapy
Windy Dryden: Jill Mytton Taylor & Francis, c/o Bookpoint, 1999
Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Psychodynamic Approach. Person-centred Counselling. The Rational Emotive Behavioural Approach. The Multimodal Approach. The Four Approaches Compared.
Description: An introduction to the main therapeutic approaches used in psychotherapy and counselling in the late 20th century. The authors trace the development of counselling and psychotherapy, and examine the relationship between the two. They then consider the four main models of psychotherapy - psychodynamic, humanistic, integrative and cognitive-behavioural - before focusing on the most popular approach from each, including: person-centred, rational emotive behavioural, and multimodal.
On becoming a psychotherapist
edited by Windy Dryden and Laurence Spurling London, Tavistock/Routledge, 1989
Description: Ten eminent psychotherapists write about their profession and their counselling careers. They consider what drew them to become psychotherapists, analyse their particular psychotherapy orientation, and how client and patient encounters have modified their psychotherapy work. This book should be of interest to practitioners and trainers in psychotherapy, medicine, social work and counselling, and is informative for the lay reader.
Am I Crazy, Or is it My Shrink?
Larry E. Beutler, Bruce Michael Bongar, Bruce Bongar, Joel N. Shurkin, Oxford University Press US, 1998
With over 400 types of psychotherapy & counselling available, ranging from the highly effective to the highly questionable to the downright fraudulent, choosing a psychotherapy or counselling can be daunting. The authors argue you need to know when your counselling or psychotherapy is working--or when it's time for a change. On choosing counselling or psychotherapy or uncertain about the psychotherapy you're receiving: What questions should I ask my psychotherapist about a recommended counselling treatment? What personal qualities and professional qualifications should I look for in a counsellor or psychotherapist? How do I recognize when a counsellor or psychotherapist is not right for me? How can I tell when my psychotherapist's behaviour is unethical or unprofessional? The authors stress that because psychotherapies don't come with warning labels, and because a psychotherapist will typically apply his or her theory to whoever walks through the door, regardless of their unique symptoms and circumstances, it is essential to choose your counsellor or psychotherapist & be a knowledgeable participant in your own counselling treatment.
We hope this helps when considering a psychotherapy or counselling, and in choosing a psychotherapist or counsellor or counselling psychologist in London.
