Listening, Learning, Caring & Counselling

Introduction     2Part 1: Foundations of the LLCC approach     4 1. The fundamentals of counselling     5 Definitions     6 The therapeutic relationship     6 Effective communication     9 Clinical intuition     11 The integrative approach     13 Consumer and carer perspectives     14 Cultural and gender issues     16 2. The initial phase of counselling     20  The LLCC assessment     21 Assessment tools     27 Formulation     29 Management planning     31 3. The LLCC integrative approach     38 Influential philosophies and approaches     39 The LLCC approach     45 Part 2: Managing life issues and problems areas     68 4. Improving sleep     71  Background     72 LLCC management     73 Sleep hygiene     75 Hypnotherapy     77 5. Managing stress and anxiety     81 Background     82 LLCC management     84 Breathing techniques     88 Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy     101 Solution-focused Therapy     101 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     102 Interpersonal Therapy     108 Narrative Therapy     110 Positive Therapy     112 Hypnotherapy     114 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     116 6. Overcoming depression     120 Background     121 LLCC management     123 Solution-focused Therapy     125 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     125 Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy     137 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     138 Interpersonal Therapy     140 Narrative Therapy     144 Positive Therapy     144 Hypnotherapy     146 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     148 7. Taming Anger     152 Background     153  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     154 Problem-solving     155 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     156 Narrative Therapy     158 Interpersonal Therapy     159 Hypnotherapy     160 Positive Therapy     161 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     161 8. Guilt and shame     166 Background     167 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     168 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     168 Interpersonal Therapy     169 Narrative Therapy     169 Expressive therapies     169 Hypnotherapy     170 9. Navigating change and transition     174 Background     175 LLCC management     176 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     177 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     178 Interpersonal Therapy     178 Narrative Therapy     179 Expressive therapies     180 Hypnotherapy     181 10. Loss and grief counselling     185 Background     186 LLCC management     190 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     193 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     194 Interpersonal Therapy     194 Narrative Therapy     195 Hypnotherapy     197 Expressive therapies     197 Positive Therapy     198 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     199 11. A trauma-informed approach     202 Background     203 LLCC management     204 Trauma-informed practice     205 Trauma-focused CBT     207 Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy     208 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     208 Interpersonal Therapy     209 Narrative Therapy     209 Hypnotherapy     209 Positive Therapy     209 Expressive therapies     210 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     210 12. Working on relationship issues     214 Background     215 LLCC management     218 The Gottman method     219 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     220 The 7Cs     220 13. Building self-belief     242 Background     243 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     245 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy     247 Mindfulness     251 Interpersonal Therapy     251 Narrative Therapy     252 Positive Therapy     252 Hypnotherapy     256 Intuition     258 Bibliotherapy and e-mental health     258 Part 3: Further LLCC key foundations     261 14. Crisis intervention     263 Background     264 Guidelines     265 Assessment     266 LLCC management     268 15. More than self-care     272 Background     273 LLCC management     274 Appendix     281 Acknowledgments     306 Endnotes     307 Index     317