Looking for the best Counselling books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Basic Counselling Skills: A Student Guide (2017)
- The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (2013)
- Counselling Adolescents: The Proactive Approach for Young People (2015)
- Basic Counseling Techniques: A Beginning Therapist’s Tool Kit (2008)
- Skills in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy Third Edition (Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series) (2017)
- Counselling Skills for Working with Trauma (Essential Skills for Counselling) (2013)
- Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2011)
- Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy (Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series) (2018)
- The Handbook of Counselling Children & Young People (2018)
- Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice (2012)
- Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse (2008)
- Harper’s Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition (2019)
- Islamic Counselling (2015)
- Practical Genetic Counselling 7th Edition (2010)
- Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2017)
Basic Counselling Skills: A Student Guide (2017)
A book on counselling skills for students of counselling and psychotherapy. In my book, I go beyond offering just a theoretical definition of what a skill is and an explanation of what it does in a counselling relationship.I share a deeper look into the skills and explore a more philosophical explanation from my own experience as a practising therapist and former counselling tutor.
The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (2013)
Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends in theory and practice, this this substantially revised and extended edition is the most in-depth and wide-ranging textbook available on person-centred psychotherapy and counselling.
Counselling Adolescents: The Proactive Approach for Young People (2015)
This is the definitive guide to counselling adolescents. Now in its fourth edition, this bestseller has introduced thousands of trainees and practitioners to the theory, principals, skills and techniques of proactively counselling this client group. New to the fourth edition: – A new chapter on the contemporary context of adolescence, exploring the challenges, opportunities and influences facing young people today.
Basic Counseling Techniques: A Beginning Therapist’s Tool Kit (2008)
Wayne Perry has been a therapist for more than thirty years, but he still hears the same thing from beginning counselors and therapists: Yes, I know what the theory says, but what do I do with this particular client? Drawing on his decades of experience training marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and pastoral counselors, he answers that question in the updated edition of his landmark book: Basic Counseling Techniques.
Skills in Person-Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy Third Edition (Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series) (2017)
This best-selling classic has guided thousands of students and practitioners step-by-step through the skills and theory of the person-centred approach.
Counselling Skills for Working with Trauma (Essential Skills for Counselling) (2013)
This is a skills-based manual filled with practical and applied approaches for counsellors and professionals working with complex trauma. Written in an accessible and hands-on style, the book begins by giving an introduction to trauma, then moves on to issues such as how to manage trauma symptoms, through to post traumatic growth and self-care.
Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2011)
The need to show how and why counselling works has led to an explosion of research activity, and a growing focus on research in counselling and psychotherapy teaching and practice. Yet this book, even now in its second edition, stands alone in addressing qualitative research in therapy. Leading expert, John McLeod helps readers through each stage of the research process, explaining techniques for gathering data, writing up the study and evaluating the findings.
Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy (Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series) (2018)
This practical guide to the gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in gestalt practice. The authors offer practical guidance on the entire process of therapy including setting up the therapeutic session, creating a working alliance, assessment and treatment direction, managing risk, supervision, adopting a research approach, and managing difficult encounters. The Fourth Edition has been updated to include:
The Handbook of Counselling Children & Young People (2018)
Lecturers request your electronic inspection copy here Expert authors from a wide range of backgrounds bring together the fundamentals of counselling practice with children and young people in this landmark handbook.
Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice (2012)
Offering a concrete framework and practical methods for working from an existential perspective, the bestselling is now in its . Central to the book is the belief that many of our problems arise out of the essential paradoxes of human existence, rather than from personal pathology.
Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse (2008)
Counselling Survivors of Domestic Abuse explains how counsellors can facilitate recovery from domestic abuse within a secure, supportive therapeutic relationship.There has been growing awareness in recent years of the impact and consequences of domestic abuse, especially the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health.
Harper’s Practical Genetic Counselling, Eighth Edition (2019)
Highly valued across the world by genetic counsellors, medical geneticists and other healthcare professionals, Harper’s Practical Genetic Counselling has established itself over previous editions as the essential guide to counselling those at risk from inherited disorders.
Islamic Counselling (2015)
Islamic counselling is a form of counselling which incorporates spirituality into the therapeutic process. Until now there has been little material available on the subject with no one agreed definition of Islamic counselling and what it involves. There has also been a rapidly growing population of Muslims in Western societies with a corresponding rise in need of psychological and counselling services.
Practical Genetic Counselling 7th Edition (2010)
‘Easy to use, and useful when kept close at hand in the room where you work.
Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2017)
Eagerly awaited by many counsellors and psychotherapists, this new edition includes an updated preface, new content on recent research and new developments and debates around relational depth, and new case studies. This groundbreaking text goes to the very heart of the therapeutic meeting between therapist and client.
Best Counselling Books You Must Read
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Supporting Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Research
Author(s): Sofie Bager-Charleson, Alistair McBeath
ID: 3624864, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2023, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
EBOOK: Counselling Skills: Theory, Research and Practice
Author(s): John McLeod; Julia McLeod
ID: 3301858, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK), Year: 2022, Size: 14 Mb, Format: pdf
Experiential Therapy from Trauma to Post-traumatic Growth: Therapeutic Spiral Model Psychodrama
Author(s): Kate Hudgins, Steven William Durost
ID: 3372366, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2022, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.