Books published by PCCS Books

Examines the seemingly oppositional stances of ecopsychology and counselling and their view of the human predicament. Draws on the work of five great theorists who have puzzled over our relation to the planet, to argue for the relevance of both fields in addressing human distress.

Although the effects of learning difficulties and the effects of society's treatment of people with learning difficulties are lifelong, counselling and healing are possible. The author argues that even those people who have the most severe learning disabilities can benefit from counselling, and not simply from behaviour management or medication.

This 2nd edition once again throws into question taken-for-granted assumptions on which the professionalisation of psychotherapy and counselling are based. With a completely new editorial Introduction and Conclusion, this text is for those engaging with the politics of professionalisation for the first time, or wishing to refresh their thinking.

In this book Jerold Bozarth presents a collection of twenty revised papers and new writings on person-centred therapy representing over 40 years' work as an innovator and theoretician.

Outlines the brief history of Pre-Therapy. This book enables the therapist to contact the patient's regressed levels through the concreteness of the Contact Reflections. It is suitable for students and practitioners of Pre-Therapy, and those who want to learn about its history and theory.

Explores alternatives to psychiatry developed by people with direct experience of extreme crisis and psychiatric treatment. Describes the origins, development, challenges and politics that inspired these international survivor-led and survivor-run grassroots approaches.

A practical guide to harm-reduction for anyone who has a supporting role with someone who hurts themselves, in a professional or informal context. A useful resource for people who self-injure. It explores why people self-injure, debunks myths, considers a social model approach to distress and offers practical strategies for responding meaningfully.

A unique, innovative book providing support and practical solutions for the experience of hearing voices. It is in two parts, one part for voice-hearing young people, the other part for parents and adult carers. Pioneers Escher and Romme have over twenty-five years experience of working with voice-hearers.

Revised and updated edition of this body psychotherapy classic. Sets out to convey the essential features of Reichian Therapy in concrete and easily understandable language.

Suitable for Diploma, Masters and Undergraduate level counselling students and practitioners of humanistic counselling and psychotherapy. This book demonstrates that person-centred theory has real depth in its ability to address.

Focuses on the practice of core counselling and professional skills, with vignettes, activities, notes from practice, full references, suggestions for further reading and a running glossary.

For students, researchers or practitioners wanting a succinct guide to person-centred theory and practice.

Describes person-centred principles and their implementation in everyday care. This book highlights the themes that become relevant in the last chapters of life, and their impact on care for old people. It intends to demonstrate how the Person-Centred Approach can be transferred into practice.

Presents a series of papers outlining genuine theory and practice for various counsellors and therapists, not only those of a person-centred persuasion.

Leads the serious students to an appreciation of Unconditional Positive Regard. This title lets readers from various disciplines discover how contemporary person-centred therapists are thinking about, and working with, this 'core' condition.

Peggy Natiello's collection of work has become a favourite amongst students on Person-Centred courses throughout the UK. It is a scholarly, much referenced work on collaborative power and gender issues.

Genuineness, transparency, authenticity and realness are the terms used to convey the concept of congruence. This book focuses on, and collects critical explorations of, this therapeutic condition.

Andrea Koch develops both theory and practice in the first book on person-centred approaches to working therapeutically with dreams.

Pre-therapy is a method for anyone wanting to work with people whose ability to establish and maintain psychological contact is impaired temporarily or permanently, by illness or injury, whether of organic or psychological origin.

Explores links between Ericksonian hypnotherapy and Rogerian person-centred therapy. Gunnison calls his eclectic approach 'hypnocounseling'. Chapters cover theory and practice with two appendices containing scripts for hypnocounseling strategies.