Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach

A step forward from the traditional textbook on counseling theories,Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Integrative Approach offers readers a comprehensive overview of past and current approaches to psychotherapy and counseling, with a modern approach to theories of psychotherapy. An extensive array of mainstream theories, as well as contemporary approaches such as narrative, feminist, LGBT, and post-modern, are covered. Author Elsie Jones-Smith helps readers to construct their integrated approach to psychotherapy by learning how to develop a broad range of therapeutic expertise to meet the needs of a culturally diverse clientele. In addition to listing and describing theories, this text compares and contrasts them to show their strengths and weaknesses. TheThird Editionincludes a new chapter on trauma-informed counseling/psychotherapy and provides updated references, sections, and studies reflecting the latest developments within the helping professions.

• | Author: Elsie Jones-Smith
• | Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• | Publication Date: February 19, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 712 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1544384556
• | ISBN-13: 9781544384559