Recommended reading

 



For those new to counselling and psychotherapy (introduction and foundation
level)
 


  Axline,
V.        Dibs: In Search of Self           Essential reading     

  #       


  Egan, G.         The Skilled Helper     
           A classic text on
counselling skills including a model to map the process


 
Virginia Satir        
Peoplemaking    
 
           About how we become who we are. By an innovative humanistic family therapist      



  Spinelli,
E.
             
   The Interpreted World

       
#



  Ross, R.       
 Counselling as a
Career  

 

Diploma and Degree level      Also see ‘For Therapists’ webpage

 Stern, D. N. (1985)   The Interpersonal
World of the Infant     #


  Brandon, D.              Zen in the art
of helping               



  Bor and Watts     The Trainee
Handbook    
Gives help with essays,
case studies
etc



  Syme                 
   
Counselling in Independent practice      

 

Reading about
client experiences



    Axline,V.      
                    

   
Dibs: In Search of Self      
Essential reading for all. A delightful book    #



    Green, hannah                 
 
I
Never Promised You a Rose Garden     #



    Sands, A .
                           
Falling for therapy:
Psychotherapy from a clients point of view
      
#


    Cardinal, Marie.     
            The
Words To Say It      


  A

clients story of neglect and sexual abuse       #


    

MISC


    Kopp, S.                       If you meet Buddha on the way
Kill him    



   
Wilber, K.                     No Boundary      
#



 
   Akeret,
R.U.                The man who loved a
Polar bear      

  Fromm, Erich            
various titles by same author        #

 


RESEARCH


    Bell, Judith.           Doing
your Research Project        



   
Kane, E.                 Doing Your
Own Research 

  
Wampold, B.      The great psychotherapy debate:
models, method, and findings