Key Concepts in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Critical A-Z Guide to Theory

This A-Z guide is a concise, readable and critical review of the main concepts in the four dominant approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

This A-Z guide is a concise, readable and critical review of the main concepts in the four dominant approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

"This book provides a very good introduction to the key concepts and theories that inform and frame the current psychotherapeutic and counselling landscape. Each author has written on a selection of basic concepts as they are approached in their preferred therapeutic modality, resulting in an exciting and inclusive overview of both old and contemporary psychotherapeutic thought. In addition, each author is mindful of the importance of a critical appraisal of the various concepts and theories. Thus, this book will be extremely useful both for trainees and practitioners." Dr Anastasios Gaitanidis, Senior Lecturer, University of Roehampton, London, UK "As well as being an invaluable source of knowledge about all aspects of counselling and psychotherapy, this book is a real pleasure to read. The authors have been able to capture the essence of ideas, traditions and key figures in a way that is accessible and a consistent source of delight and illumination. Highly recommended for anyone wishing to expand their psychotherapeutic horizons." John McLeod, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee, UK "This book does what it says on the tin, it highlights the key concepts and theories in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. It is a systematic and encyclopaedic voyage of all the central constructs in the field. It is very well written, snappy and thorough, but more important, it serves a vital need of putting in one place all the theories and concepts needed by anyone interested in counselling and psychotherapy." Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University, UK and President of BACP "This is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting easily accessible information about counselling theory and practice. It will be as useful to trainees sitting as counsellors, as to experienced practitioners wanting to update their knowledge on the latest thinking." Tim Bond, University of Bristol, UK This helpful book offers a concise overview of core concepts within the four dominant approaches to counselling and psychotherapy: psychodynamic, humanistic-existential, cognitive behavioural and integrative. The book aims to assist you in developing your critical thinking and essay writing skills and includes: Over 140 entries, each between 500 and 1200 words Critical and engaging discussions of core concepts Biographical sketches of leading theorists, including: Freud, Jung and RogersUsing the popular alphabetical format, Key Concepts in Counselling and Psychotherapy is an ideal first source for students with an essay on counselling theory to write, a case study to analyse, a belief or assumption to challenge, or a question to explore. It will also appeal to practitioners or academics wanting to refresh their knowledge of theory and research.

About the authors		xi
Acknowledgements		xiii
Introduction		1	(4)
A
Acceptance commitment therapy		5	(2)
Adlerian therapy		7	(1)
Anxiety		8	(2)
Anxiety, existential		10	(1)
Archetypes		11	(2)
Assertiveness		13	(1)
Attachment theory		14	(3)
B
Basic assumption groups		17	(4)
Beck, Aaron T. (1921-)		21	(2)
Behaviour therapy (BT)		23	(3)
Being mindful		26	(2)
Berne, Eric (1910-1970)		28	(1)
Bibliotherapy		29	(2)
Bion, Wilfred R. (1897-1979)		31	(3)
Blind eye		34	(5)
Boundaries		39	(3)
Brief therapy		42	(3)
C
Catharsis		45	(1)
Client feedback, collecting		46	(1)
Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT)		47	(2)
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)		49	(3)
Cognitive distortions (CD)		52	(2)
Collaborative empiricism		54	(1)
Collective unconscious		55	(2)
Collectivism - individualism dimension		57	(1)
Compassionate mind training		58	(3)
Conditions of worth		61	(1)
Congruence		62	(2)
Constructivism		64	(1)
Container/contained		65	(3)
Core beliefs (CB)		68	(2)
Core conditions		70	(2)
Counter-transference		72	(3)
D
Death, fear of		75	(1)
Defence mechanisms		76	(2)
Denial		78	(1)
Depressive position		79	(1)
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)		80	(3)
Displacement		83	(1)
Drama triangle, the		84	(1)
Dream analysis		85	(2)
Dynamic unconscious		87	(2)
E
Egan's skilled helper model		89	(3)
Ellis, Albert (1913-2007)		92	(3)
Empathy		95	(3)
Erikson, Erik (1902-1994)		98	(1)
Eriksonian analysis		99	(1)
Ethical concepts		100	(3)
Existential counselling		103	(4)
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)		107	(4)
F
Feminist counselling		111	(3)
Free association		114	(2)
Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939)		116	(5)
Freudian analysis		121	(4)
G
Games		125	(1)
Gestalt therapy		126	(2)
Goal consensus		128	(1)
Groups		129	(6)
H
Humanistic approaches		135	(2)
I
Imagery, guided		137	(2)
Immediacy		139	(2)
Individuation		141	(2)
Integrative models		143	(3)
Interpretation		146	(1)
Introjection		147	(1)
Irrational beliefs (IBs)		148	(3)
J
Jung, Carl (1875-1961)		151	(2)
K
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1944-)		153	(1)
Klein, Melanie (1882-1960)		154	(4)
Kleinian analysis		158	(3)
L
Lazarus, Arnold A. (1932-)		161	(3)
Life scripts		164	(1)
Life traps		165	(3)
Locus of evaluation		168	(1)
Logotherapy		169	(4)
M
Mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural coaching (MBCBC)		173	(2)
Mindfulness-based cognitive coaching (MBCC)		175	(2)
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)		177	(2)
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)		179	(2)
Motivational interviewing (MI)		181	(4)
Multicultural counselling		185	(2)
Multimodal therapy (MMT)		187	(2)
N
Narcissism		189	(1)
Narrative therapy		190	(3)
Negation and disavowal		193	(2)
Negative automatic thoughts		195	(3)
Neuro linguistic programming (NLP)		198	(3)
O
Object relations theory		201	(2)
Oedipus complex		203	(6)
Open systems theory		209	(3)
Organismic valuing process (OVP)		212	(1)
Organizational dynamics		213	(6)
P
Paranoid-schizoid position		219	(1)
Paraphrasing		220	(2)
Perls, Fritz (1893-1970)		222	(2)
Person-centred counselling		224	(1)
Personal construct therapy		225	(3)
Personality		228	(2)
Phenomenology		230	(2)
Positive psychology (PP)		232	(2)
Preferences		234	(2)
Projection		236	(1)
Projective identification		237	(2)
Psychic prison		239	(1)
Psychoanalysis		240	(3)
Psychodynamic counselling		243	(1)
Psychosexual development		244	(3)
Psychosocial development		247	(4)
Q
Questions		251	(4)
R
Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT)		255	(2)
Rationalization		257	(1)
Relational depth		258	(1)
Repression		259	(1)
Resistance		260	(1)
Rogers, Carl (1902-1987)		261	(3)
Ruptures in the therapeutic alliance		264	(3)
S
Schema therapy		267	(1)
Seduction		268	(3)
Self		271	(2)
Self-acceptance		273	(1)
Self-actualization		274	(3)
Self-concept		277	(1)
Self-disclosure		278	(3)
Social learning theory		281	(1)
Socratic dialogue		282	(2)
Splitting		284	(2)
Stages of change		286	(1)
Strengths		287	(1)
Structural model of the mind		288	(3)
Sublimation		291	(1)
Systemic therapies		292	(5)
T
Therapeutic relationship, the		297	(2)
Transactional analysis (TA)		299	(3)
Transference		302	(2)
Transitional objects		304	(3)
U
Unconditional positive regard		307	(4)
V
Values		311	(2)
W
Winnicott, D.W. (1896-1971)		313	(2)
Y
Yalom, Irvin (1931-)		315	(2)
Index		317

Vicki Smith is Senior Lecturer in Counselling Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Dr Patrizia Collard is an international Mindfulness educator, writer, psychotherapist and coach in private practice and Senior Lecturer for Integrative Psychotherapy at the University of East London, UK. Paula Nicolson, Emeritus Professor of the Royal Holloway, University of London UK, is a freelance organisational consultant currently completing her training in psychodynamic couple counselling at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships. Rowan Bayne is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Counselling at the University of East London, UK.