Personal Construct Counselling in Action - Paperback

by Fay Fransella (Author), Peggy Dalton (Author)

Praise for the First Edition: This is an informative book which is concise, well-written and with no shortage of clinical examples, relevant to all who are interested in counselling and psychotherapy' - British Journal of PsychologyThe revised and updated edition of this practical, accessible book gives a clear introduction to personal construct counselling.Outlining the key principles of the approach and relating them to practice, the book carefully explores ways in which counsellors can build the client's awareness of the manner in which he or she construes problems. A number of approaches to facilitating change are discussed, and the book includes a detailed case study of the counselling process with one particular client.

Author Biography

Fay Fransella is Reader Emeritus in Clinical Psychology, University of London and a registered psychotherapist. She is a director of the Centre for Personal Construct Psychology and a member of its Advisory Group. In addition to writing about personal construct psychology, she is engaged in the Centre′s development of a distance learning programme for personal construct psychology and repertory grid methods.

Peggy Dalton is currently a member of the Centre for Personal Construct Psychology′s Advisory Group. She works as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice and teaches on the Diploma Course for PCP Education and Training. She is particularly concerned with continuing professional development and runs supervision groups, workshops and other events, which enable practitioners to share their experiences.