Living Therapy series

Each book brings the person-centred therapeutic relationship to life, using narrative to describe powerfully what is happening, interspersed with the counsellor's thoughts and reflections.  Sessions of supervision are also described and linked to what is happening in the therapy.  This series is recommended reading for trainees, trainers, experienced practitioners, and interested clients.

COUNSELLING A RECOVERING DRUG USER: a person-centred dialogue
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

'Counselling a Recovering Drug User has a story line that gripped me like a magnet from cover to cover.  The reader will come away with a heightened awareness and increased knowledge of the complexities of dealing with people who have a drug-related problem.' Peter C Robinson, in the Foreword

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COUNSELLING A SURVIVOR OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: a person-centred dialogue
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

This book provides a vivid insight into working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse.  Using fictitious dialogue it illustrates the person-centred approach and relates it to how memories can surface, and the impact that this can have on the client and counsellor.

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COUNSELLING FOR DEATH AND DYING: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

Counselling for Death and Dying is composed of fictitious dialogues between clients and their counsellors, and between the counsellors and their supervisors. Within the dialogues are woven their reflective thoughts and feelings.

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COUNSELLING FOR EATING DISORDERS IN MEN: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

This book focuses on men whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family. It provides vital insight for both trainees and experienced counsellors, as well as men suffering from eating disorders, their friends and families.

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COUNSELLING FOR EATING DISORDERS IN WOMEN: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

Excellent, innovative, helpful and very powerful. This is a beautifully crafted and thought provoking book – a real gift.’ Lorna Marchant, in the Foreword

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COUNSELLING FOR OBESITY: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

By including fictitious supervision as well as counselling sessions, Counselling for Obesity aids professional development and gives an unique insight into their clients potential needs.

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COUNSELLING FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

Offers the reader an opportunity to experience and appreciate the difficulties associated with problem gambling whilst taking into account the most recent developments within the gambling industry. An invaluable resource for government bodies, policy makers and shapers, trainees and experienced counsellors.

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COUNSELLING FOR PROGRESSIVE DISABILITY: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

In this title the author demonstrates the application of the person-centred therapy enabling people to come to terms with the reality of progressive disability.

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COUNSELLING VICTIMS OF WARFARE: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

This book gives an unique insight into counselling victims of warfare whose trauma is physical or psychological. It also contains a list of useful contacts for further support and helpful tips.  Counsellors, trainees and other healthcare and social care professionals dealing with victims will find this reference invaluable.

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COUNSELLING YOUNG BINGE DRINKERS: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

Counselling Young Binge Drinkers is intended as much for experienced counsellors as it is for trainees. It provides real insight into what can occur during counselling sessions. I hope it will raise awareness of, and inform, not only person-centred practice within this context, but also contribute to other theoretical approaches within the world of counselling, psychotherapy, and the various branches of psychology.’ Richard Bryant-Jefferies, in the Preface

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COUNSELLING YOUNG PEOPLE: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

'This important and engaging text combines believable stories of young people with the provision of theoretical comment and developmental questions for the practitioner' Colin Lago, in his Foreword

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PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING SUPERVISION: personal and professional
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

Each preceding book in the Living Therapy series provides a demonstration of the application of the person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy to clients presenting with particular issues.  To complement these, this book focuses more on the supervisory element of the therapeutic process.

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PROBLEM DRINKING: a person-centred dialogue
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

This book provides a new realism in understanding the world of alcohol counselling.  It uses dialogue to enable the reader to appreciate the nature of counselling a person with an alcohol problem through the application of person-centred counselling theory.

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RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING: SONS AND THEIR MOTHERS: a person-centred dialogue
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

'The fictitious dialogues of this book offer a creative possibility for both counsellors and (potential) clients to deal with the practice and theory of counselling. It provides an interesting and inspiring approach for therapists to reflect on their practice and the narrative stimulates readers to consider their own approach to clients' Peter Schmid, in the Foreword

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RESPONDING TO A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

'The Living Therapy series aim is ‘to bring the reader a direct experience of the counselling process, an exposure to the thoughts and feelings of both client and counsellor as they encounter each other on the therapeutic journey .... these books do all this and more.' Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal

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TIME LIMITED THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

'This book provides excellent insights into the many issues and challenges that are part of the work undertaken by therapists and counsellors in the primary care setting.  The book is sensitively written and challenges the reader to reflect on key issues involved in the counselling process' Nursing Standard

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WORKPLACE COUNSELLING IN THE NHS: person-centred dialogues
Richard Bryant-Jefferies

This book has been written specifically to meet the need of counsellors and trainers working with the National Health Service. It provides useful insight for doctors, nurses and managers within the healthcare sector. 

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