Book RecommendationsI had difficulty in producing this list and deciding when to stop and what to leave out. There has been a boom in counselling, psychotherapy and self help books literature in parallel with the proliferation of courses and "schools" and it is often hard to determine what is new and fresh and what is "old wine in new bottles", so I have included what I think of as classic texts. The literature about management and leadership also presents the same problem of sorting out the authentic from the trite and I have included books that are readable and having something to say which I think will stand the test of time. I remember the words of Muriel James on a workshop "Never mistake complexity for depth" and I know that readability is a personal thing so I would be happy to talk to anyone who needs a specific recommendation. Of course I don't necessarily agree with the views expressed in these books but I have found them informative, stimulating and sometimes inspiring. Please note that counselling is spelt with one 'l' in the U.S. There may be typos, but that isn't one of them! Books for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and StudentsBecoming a Helper (Counseling) On Becoming a Person (A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy) An Introduction to Counselling Contracts in Counselling & Psychotherapy (Professional Skills for Counsellors) Counselling Skills for Dummies Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice The Helping Relationship: Process and Skills TA Today : A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis Transactional Analysis Counselling (Helping People Change) Born to Win: Transactional Analysis with Gestalt Experiments Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts Gestalt Counselling (Helping People Change) Red Book of Gestalt Gestalt Approaches in Counselling Principles of Gestalt Family Therapy Between Person and Person: Toward a Dialogical Psychotherapy On Being a Therapist (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series) Existential Psychotherapy Back to One: Practical Guide for Psychotherapists For Supervisors and Supervision StudentsSupervision and Counselling Supervision in the Helping Professions Counselling Supervision in Context The Seven Deadly Sins: Issues in Clinical Practice and Supervision for Humanistic and Integrative Practitioners Key Issues for Counselling in Action Dimensions of Psychotherapy Supervision: Maps and Means Helping the Client: A Creative Practical Guide For GroupworkersGroup Counselling (Professional Skills for Counsellors) Group Techniques Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy More on Transactional AnalysisChanging Lives through Redecision Therapy Eric Berne Principles of Group Treatment Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy: An Integrated Approach Transactional Analysis: A Relational Perspective (Advancing Theory in Therapy) Theories & Methods of an Integrative Transactional Analysis On Consultancy and ManagementOrganisational Consulting: A Gestalt Approach The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You are to What You Do The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully Managing for Dummies In Search Of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies Other FavouritesLove's Executioner: and Other Tales of Psychotherapy The Gift of Therapy: Reflections on Being a Therapist Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour Necessary Losses |
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