If you are doing a course on counselling and need studies to reference, this is a good book to use, as there are plenty of those contained within. The book also showcases practitioner examples, where actual counsellors talk about what techniques they use, and discuss practical application of various methods and how well they work. There are also exercises you can try out to address various emotions (e.g. control, forgiveness) and topics (e.g. social support, wellness), and a set of questions after each chapter to prompt reflection on.