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This bestselling series presents unparalleled, comprehensive descriptions of key counselling approaches in the twenty-first century. Ideal for students requiring a theory bridge between introductory, intermediate and diploma courses or focused input for comparative essays and integrative theory assignments.
In The Single-Session Counselling Primer: principles and practice, Windy Dryden outlines the why, what and how of single-session counselling and the evidence that supports it. He makes a powerful case for its wider availability alongside other forms of therapy. Where it is appropriate, focused, agreed and there is the possibility of further sessions (if need dictates), it can massively increase access to talking therapies and enable clients to take their own steps to effect real change in their lives.
Introduction
1 - What is single-session counselling?
2 - Why offer single-session counselling?
3 - When should single-session counselling be offered to clients?
4 - The goals of single-session counselling.
5 - Who is single-session counselling for?
6 - The principles of single-session counselling.
7 - When does single-session counselling thrive and when does it wither?
8 - Good practice and bad practice in single-session counselling.
9 - Disseminating information about single-session counselling.
10 - The process of single-session counselling.
11 - Helping clients prepare for and get the most from single-session counselling.
12 - What is covered in single-session counselling?
13 - What does a single session of counselling look like?
14 - Follow-up in single-session counselling.
15 - Counsellors' doubts, reservations and objections about single-session counselling.
16 - Is single-session counselling effective?
'Windy writes with passion, clarity, and warmth about the practice of single-session counselling. The book is eminently engaging and easy to follow... Highly recommended.' – Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton.
'Succinctly and clearly written... this book makes a formidable contribution in laying out theoretical, philosophical and ethical parameters for single-session counselling This is a timely and perfectly-pitched roadmap.' – Dr Andrew Reeves, associate professor in the counselling professions and mental health.
'A great book that packs a lot in...This is an essential guide for anyone thinking of using SSC. If you see yourself as client-focused in your work, you need to read this.' – Paul Grantham, consultant clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology PSMedUniv
Windy Dryden is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University, London, and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has authored or edited more than 250 books, including the second edition of Reason to Change: A rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) workbook (Routledge, 2021) and the third edition of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive features (Routledge, 2021). In addition, he edits 21 book series in the area of counselling, psychotherapy and coaching, including the CBT Distinctive Features series (Routledge). His major interests are in rational emotive behavior therapy and CBT; single session interventions; the interface between counselling and coaching; pluralism in counselling and psychotherapy; writing short, accessible self-help books for the general public and demonstrating therapy live in front of an audience.
