Part 1 What happens in therapy: the common ground1 What it's like to be a client2 What it's like to be a therapist3 Working together: the relationship between the client and therapist4 Therapy as a process5 The beginning6 Leaving therapyPart 2 Conceptualising the practice of therapy7 The psychodynamic tradition8 The cognitive-behavioural perspective9 Interpersonal therapies10 Person-centred, humanistic, and experiential approaches11 Transactional analysis: a comprehensive theoretical system12 Gestalt therapy13 Existential therapy14 Narrative therapy15 Working with families16 The use of art in therapy17 Therapy in nature: using the outdoor environment18 The use of technology in therapy19 Religion and spirituality20 Embodied conversations21 Integrative therapies22 Pluralistic therapyPart 3 How therapy can contribute to building a better world23 The historical context of contemporary practice24 A cultural perspective on therapy25 A social adversity perspective26 A social justice approach to therapy27 Decolonising therapy28 Racialisation and antiracism29 Supporting clients to overcome gender-based oppression30 Climate change and ecological collapsePart 4 Being a therapist31 Qualities of effective therapists32 Professional structures for supporting therapy practice33 Working within an ethical and moral framework34 Using research to inform practice35 A life worth living: suicide and the social purpose of counselling and psychotherapy
