Developing Person-Centred Counselling

IntroductionPART ONE: EXTENDING THE THERAPEUTIC CONDITIONSDon't Confuse Unconditional Positive Regard with `Liking'Offering the Client an Engagement at `Relational Depth' What Is Involved in Offering Wider Contracts to Clients?Extend the Core Conditions to the Whole of Your Client - Introducing `Configurations' of SelfDon't Get `Hooked on Growth'PART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNSELLORCounsellor `Paralysis' Diagnosis and TreatmentBeware of the Need to Appear `Clever'`Burn-Out' and How to Avoid ItPersonal Therapy Is Not EnoughWhat to Do If You Are Not PerfectUsing the Large Unstructured Group to Develop Congruence in Person-Centred TrainingDeveloping a Spiritual Discipline - with Brian ThornePART THREE: THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCEYou Do Not Need to Be an `Expert' on the Client Group or Issue to Work Expertly with the Client Be `Beside' the Client, but Not `on the Side of' the ClientGetting beyond `Transference'Brief Companionship - with Brian ThorneBecoming Aware of the `Unspoken Relationship' between Counsellor and ClientTapping the `Unspoken Relationship' between Counsellor and ClientPART FOUR: THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESSGetting the `Power Dynamic' RightLet the Client's Locus of Evaluation Be the Guide to Your WorkingAssisting the Client's FocusingBe Aware of and Beware the Dynamics of Self-Concept ChangeConfronting the ClientTrouble-Shooting `Stuckness' within the Therapeutic ProcessPART FIVE: PERSON-CENTRED PSYCHOPATHOLOGYThe Person-Centred Perspective on Psychopathology - with Elke Lambers The Neurotic ClientBorderline Personality Disorder - with Elke LambersPsychosis - with Elke LambersPersonality Disorder - with Elke LambersAn Introduction to Client-Centred Pre-Therapy - with Dion Van WerdeDealing with the Possibility of Psychotic Content in a Seemingly Congruent Communication - with Dion Van Werde