Overview

Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy, Second Edition is a practical introduction to the application of the Gestalt approach at each stage of the therapeutic process. Taking the reader through these stages, the book focuses on skills which arise out of Gestalt theory as well as those invoked by the therapeutic relationship. As well as offering guidance on practice issues affecting counsellors such as assessment and treatment considerations, using a variety of Gestalt techniques, and developing client awareness, this fully updated edition has been expanded to represent new developments in the psychotherapy field. New material includes: - the implications of neuroscience and psychotherapy outcome research for the therapeutic relationship - new chapters exploring action research, disturbed and disturbing clients, and Gestalt supervision and coaching - short-term work in primary care and the NHS. This is an ideal text for use on counselling and counselling skills courses, especially those training in Gestalt, and recommended reading for anyone who uses Gestalt skills in their work.

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This book has everything...Whether you are a beginning student or a weathered elder, in private practice or public systems such as health or education, this book can empower you to develop, deepen your client work and personal style. A rare treasure! - New Zealand Association of Counsellors Today, March 2010 This excellent skill-based resource to using the gestalt approach to counselling provides exactly what the practitioner and student need to know in an easy-to-navigate format. Filled with practical case examples, this comprehensive and highly readable book reveals the power of the gestalt approach in action. I know I will return to it again and again. - Teresa Lewis, Founder and Director of Lewis Psychology CIC

This book has everything...Whether you are a beginning student or a weathered elder, in private practice or public systems such as health or education, this book can empower you to develop, deepen your client work and personal style. A rare treasure! - New Zealand Association of Counsellors Today, March 2010 This excellent skill-based resource to using the gestalt approach to counselling provides exactly what the practitioner and student need to know in an easy-to-navigate format. Filled with practical case examples, this comprehensive and highly readable book reveals the power of the gestalt approach in action. I know I will return to it again and again. - Teresa Lewis, Founder and Director of Lewis Psychology CIC

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Phil Joyce is a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a BACP senior accredited supervisor in private practice. He works in West London as a trainer, supervisor, psychotherapist and consultant  He was formerly an approved psychiatric social worker in London and has considerable experience of multidisciplinary teams in mental health. He has been a primary tutor on the MSc course in Gestalt Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute for over 15 years, and has given many gestalt presentations at international conferences over the last 15 years during that time. He specializes in trauma treatment and is an accredited EMDR Supervisor and Consultant. His other abiding interest is in the transpersonal dimensions of human experience.  Charlotte Sills is a UKCP registered integrative psychotherapist in private practice and a supervisor, coach, trainer and consultant in a variety of settings. She has been working in the field of psychological therapies since 1979 and is a BACP senior accredited supervisor and a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst. Until 2007 she was also part of the Leadership Team at Metanoia Institute. One of her strong interests is in the interface between therapy and coaching and she is a member of faculty of the Masters in Executive Coaching and Professor of Coaching at Ashridge Hult Business School, UK.

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