Spirituality and Psychotherapy

Craig Newnes is editor of The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy (formerly Changes), and a comissioning editor and author for our Critical Psychology series. Prior to his retirement he was Director of Psychological Therapies for Shropshire. He has a life time commitment to the NHS and is an outspoken critic of the hypocrisy, self interest, confusion and downright lies which characterise so much of the practise of psychiatry and psychology. He believes that unhappiness is a form of heresy and most of the misery for which people seek help is only amenable to alleviation through changes in their material lives. Simon King-Spooner is an early-retired clinical psychologist with a longstanding interest in philosophy. Particular interests are Heidegger, 'spirituality', eco-philosophy, and the relation of all these to therapy.

• Contents PART ONE: The case for Counselling, Psychotherapy and Religion William West Methodological Reflections on Spirituality from the Perspective of the Human Sciences Jacob Belzen The Place of Spirituality in Psychotherapy Simon King-Spooner PART TWO: Sceptics What do You Mean by Spiritual? Dorothy Rowe On Not Being Able to Eff the Ineffable David Smail Counselling as Western Religion David Williams and Judi Irving PART THREE: Theory The Transpersonal Relationship in Counselling, Psychology and Psychotherapy Petruska Clarkson The Immanence of Transcendence in Psychotherapy Arthur Still Psychosis and Spirituality: Finding a language Isabel Clarke PART FOUR: Practice Culturally and Religiously Sensitive Help: From a Jewish perspective Kate Miriam Loewenthal with M. Brooke Rogers Clinician in the Church: Veritable angel or tolerated guest? Michael Len Working with Survivors of Torture and Extreme Experiences Kate Maguire Tara Rokpa Therapy Edie Irwin and Lorna Hensey A Client-Centred Approach to Religious and Spiritual Experiences Barbara Temaner Brodley

The book has 14 readily-comprehensible chapters - It is a balanced and stimulating volume, a valuable read for the conscientious professional. Michael Len, Towards Wholeness Magazine, Summer 2002.