Counselling and Helping

Richard Velleman is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, and Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of Bath. He has a keen interest in evidencebased service development, and has founded and led statutory addictions services, a family and psychosis service, developed a national scheme to train volunteer counsellors, and worked as an NHS Trust Board Director. Dr Velleman has published over 200 books, chapters, and journal papers on a range of counselling and other mental health topics. Sarajane Aris is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Clinical Psychology for Adult Services South Derbyshire Business Unit, Derbyshire Mental Healthcare Services NHS Trust, and is also an Associate for the Healthcare Commission. She founded the Transpersonal Network for Clinical and Counselling psychologists and therapists in the UK, has been involved in organisational change and development work for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and other organisations, and has worked in an advisory and consultative capacity to the Cancer Help Centre, Bristol. She has contributed chapters to books on Consciousness, and Spirituality in Mental Health.

• Foreword viiPreface ixAcknowledgements xiv1 Introduction: What This Book is About 1Part I: Foundations and Core Processes for Counselling and Helping 112 Counselling and Helping 153 The Basic Features of Counselling Relationships 294 Being Helped: Creating the Right Conditions and Expectations 535 Helping the Helpers 68Part II: The Range of Styles and Approaches 856 Helping People to Cope 917 Helping People to Do Things Differently 1098 Helping People with their Thinking 1279 Helping People with their Feelings 14710 Helping People with their Bodies 16511 Helping People with their Unconscious Processes 18212 Helping People with their Spirituality 19713 Helping People by Coaching 213Part III: Social Processes 22914 Helping People to Use their Networks 23315 Helping People in Groups 25116 Summary and Conclusions 268Notes 273Further Reading, Websites and Organisations 274Index 283

"I think that the authors have clearly and skilfully illuminated the basic principles and processes of counselling. I found it a valuable way to remind myself of the basics and make some small amendments to my own mental map of the counselling journey." (NZAC Counselling Today, 1 December 2010)