Time-Limited Therapy in a General Practice Setting: How to Help within Six Sessions / Edition 1

by Glyn Hudson-Allez

Overview

‘[An] excellent book... an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas' - Counselling in Medical Setting (CMS) Journal

‘Glyn Hudson-Allez' book is very well researched and clearly written... time-limited therapy is an effective and professional means of offering practical help and the book is highly recommended reading for all counsellors wishing to work in this way' - Family Practice

As general practitioners are increasingly capping provision of counselling sessions, time-limited therapy skills are becoming ever-more important to counsellors working alongside GPs. Time-limited therapy provides a specific set of skills which enable counsel

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761956570
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/10/1998
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Glyn Hudson-Allez is a Chartered Psychologist and a UKRC Registered Independent Counsellor working in primary care. She is a teacher of counselling psychology and counselling skills, and also has a private practice.

Table of Contents

PART ONE
The Management of a Counselling Service in General Practice
Evaluation of the Service
Time-Limited Therapy
PART TWO
Counselling for Anxiety and Depression
Counselling People under Stress
Counselling People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Counselling for Bereavement, Loss and Death
Counselling Individuals or Couples with Relationship Difficulties
Counselling People with Eating Disorders
Counselling Adults Abused as Children
Counselling Individuals within Dysfunctional Families
Counselling People with Medical Conditions
Counselling People with Mental Health Difficulties

Editorial Reviews

‘[An] excellent book on counselling in primary care... an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas' - Counselling in Medical Setting (CMS) Journal

‘The book is well researched... Hudson-Allez combines common sense with humour... and manages to convey her message clearly... [the book] demonstrates the empathy Hudson-Allez has with the client, whether writing about the young, elderly or terminally ill... medical terms and conditions are clearly explained, as is the link between the physiological, medical and psychological... I enjoyed reading this book - it was informative and held my attention. The author comes across as knowledgeable and communicative. A highly recommended read for all counsellors' - Counselling, The Journal of The British Association for Counselling

‘Offers some sound basic advice on administrative aspects of counselling in GP settings... [and] the book would certainly help student counsellors appreciate the variety of psychosocial problems in primary care' - British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review

‘Glyn Hudson-Allez's book is very well researched and clearly written... time-limited therapy is an effective and professional means of offering practical help and the book is highly recommended reading for all counsellors wishing to work in this way' - Family Practice

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