Each preceding book in the Living Therapy series provides a
demonstration of the application of the person-centred approach to
counselling and psychotherapy to clients presenting with particular
issues. To complement these, this book focuses more on the supervisory
element of the therapeutic process. It brings together examples of
supervision sessions from the Living Therapy series, and presents each
one as an example of person-centred supervisory practice of
person-centred counselling. The supervision sessions deal with a range
of issues that arise when working with clients who are seeking
counselling in order to resolve difficulties from a wide range of
difficult human experience. Each supervision session is introduced with
a summary of the background, and points for discussion are included at
the end of each chapter to stimulate further thought and debate.
The book does not attempt to demonstrate a definitive way to apply
person-centred principles to supervision, but does demonstrate core
principles. It will prove valuable to experienced and novice
supervisors, and to those uncertain about supervising counsellors
working in areas outside their own professional experience. It should
also be read by counsellors in training who are preparing to be
supervised, for whom the book offers insights into this collaborative
process.