Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Mick Cooper - University of Roehampton, UK
- John McLeod - University of Oslo, Norway
"This book comes at an opportune moment for practitioner training and practice. It will be an invaluable source for trainees and experienced practitioners seeking support in developing their understanding of, and practice in, contemporary counselling and therapy." Dr Lynne Gabriel, Reader in Counselling and Relational Ethics and Chair, BACP
"This book comes at an opportune moment for practitioner training and practice. It will be an invaluable source for trainees and experienced practitioners seeking support in developing their understanding of, and practice in, contemporary counselling and therapy."Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which counselling has traditionally been taught, reflecting and responding to shifts in counselling and psychotherapy training.
As accessible and engaging as ever, the authors argue that there is no one right way of doing therapy and that different clients need different things at different times. By identifying and demonstrating the application of a range of therapeutic methods, Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy outlines a flexible framework for practice within which appropriate methods can be selected depending on the client's individual needs and the therapist's knowledge and experience.
This is a must-read for anybody training or practicing in the counselling or helping professions - it should not be missed!
This is a fantastic book and a wonderful resource for considering therapy within a pluralistic framework. It outlines the emerging framework of a pluralistic approach in an accessible manner, and then provides examples of particular client issues could be considered within this framework. This title will be an important addition to the new MSc in Counselling that starts in September 2023.
Brilliant insight into Pluralisic Counselling and Psychotherapy
An engaging and stimulating book exploring a therapeutic approach based on what the individual client needs. Better suited to diploma students.
A really useful text highlighting similarity rather than difference, and the benifits of pluralist models
This is a core text for anyone studying pluralistic counselling and highly recommended for anyone working or training in integrative counselling and psychotherapy
An excellent approach to this subject which I recommend to my students as part of their reading list
Excellent book helping many therapists understand pluralism and how it works as a meta-model for their practice
An up to date book that is in my opinion essential reading for the counselling psychology trainee
An engaging and thought provoking text. Useful for anyone who wishes to extend their thinking about integrative approaches in counselling and psychotherapy as well as pluralism.
Excellent read for students. This book opens up theory and allows students to be creative in their thinking.
