`Any cognitive therapy text which quotes from Alice in Wonderland is
off to a good start - and in the case of Counselling for Anxiety
Problems, it gets better and better. This is an excellent book written
by counselling psychologists, aimed primarily at counselling
psychologists. Diana Sanders and Frank Wills are experienced cognitive
therapists, who, through various books, are performing a valuable role
of building bridges between counsellors and the practice of cognitive
therapists. In doing so, they lay to rest many of the misconceptions
counsellors may have about cognitive therapy (often based on an 80s
version of the therapy), and place particular emphasis on the central
importance of therapeutic relationship in cognitive therapy, as in
counselling. Their review and discussion of the anxiety disorders is
comprehensive and contemporary, as indicated by the number of references
from the past five years. Furthermore their clinical experience, as well
as their humour, shines through. Although primarily aimed at the
counselling market, it will be just as useful for therapists from a
variety of backgrounds. I can thoroughly recommend this book′ -
Amazon Review
Anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems for which
people seek help. Through research, major advances have been made in
understanding the causes of anxiety, the different forms it takes and
how problems perpetuate. In turn this has led to the development of more
targeted ways of helping sufferers. Based on these findings,
Counselling for Anxiety Problems, Second Edition presents
accessible and up-to-date guidelines on the most effective ways of
helping clients with anxiety problems.
The authors outline general methods of working with anxiety sufferers
and highlight the issues specific to this client group. Counsellors need
to select appropriate interventions depending on the particular problems
experienced by each client. The second part of the book therefore shows
how to adapt counselling interventions to different forms of anxiety,
such as:
- panic
- worry
- agoraphobia
- social and other phobias
- health anxiety, and
- obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Whilst being cognitive in focus, the book is accessible to counsellors
from different orientations who wish to broaden their understanding and
skills in relation to anxiety. Based on the authors′ own clinical
experience, the book makes extensive use of detailed case examples to
illustrate different ways of formulating and working with anxiety.
Counselling for Anxiety Problems, Second Edition is suitable for
practitioners of all levels, from those in training to those with more
experience who wish to update and refresh their methods of working with
anxious clients.
