A Practical Guide to Counselling: Help Others Make Sense of Life

by Alistair Ross

Talk, listen, support and understand better.  Develop a hands-on understanding of how counselling works and how it can help people, viewing the subject from both a client's and a trainee counsellor's perspective. Learn how to listen more attentively and be a better communicator, be more empathetic with a heightened perception of others, and improve your relationships with both those around you and yourself. Providing expert insights, real-life case studies and useful skills, this Practical Guide offers an invaluable guide to anyone interested in learning more about counselling.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

170 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 2013

Reviews

[Pierre Jacomet · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me this was a great book. I am curious about what it takes to do counselling and this book matched perfectly my needs. The explanations and narrative in the book are precise, concise and easy going. All in all a very pleasant easy read.

[Lover's · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

I learned a lot about the practices of counselors, and about the ways I can employ some easy to implement steps into my daily life to enhance myself and my interactions with others.

[MISS A E ATHERLEY · Rating 5 out of 5]

A easy yet informative read for the training counsellor.

I liked reading this book. I could dip into it as and when, or read it cover to cover without feeling like I had information overload.

[Sandeep Gautam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent book to get you started on counseling skills and what the whole deal about listening profession is. The book focuses mostly on attentive listening and how juts being available to provide a listening and safe space to someone can work wonders.

[Adam Colthorpe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to counselling

The book was a great introduction to counselling including the relevant people, topics, tools, and key terms and a useful companion guide to the introduction to counselling skills qualification

[Shanyi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book touched a bit on the history of psychotherapy but just the surface of it. It focused more on the micro skills during counselling and gave some disguised examples that are helpful in understanding these skills. Also, it briefly mentioned some therapies out there.

[Shannon M · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy to read with case presentation

Good for people who might be unsure if they need counseling. Many cases and beginner terms. Easy to read and understand.

[michael bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read

A good instructional read is good for those interested in counselling and therapy. Well written and easy to read with interesting examples.