On Being a Client: Understanding the Process of Counselling and Psychotherapy

by David K. Howe

`This book explores what clients have to say about their experience of the psychotherapeutic process. David Howe observes that, regardless of the therapist′s theoretical orientation, clients say similar things about their experience of being helped (and not being helped). It is the non-specifics of genuineness, a secure trusting atmosphere, empathy and warmth that offer the vehicle for encouraging a dialogue of personal intimate material, and of "making sense" and understanding when we are in pain, puzzled or worried... This is an easy and gentle read... For those interested in Attachment Theory, this would be a useful addition to their bookshelf′ - Clinical Psychology Forum There is a growing interest in what clien

224 pages, Hardcover

First published August 18, 1993