Download or read book Understanding Counselling and Psychotherapy written by Meg Barker and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Counselling and Psychotherapy focuses on common problems such as anxiety and depression, exploring how different therapeutic approaches understand and work with them. Counselling and psychotherapy are considered within the wider context of their history and the mental health systems in which they are often located. In addition to this, the book introduces key aspects of the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy, and the increasing relevance of research in this area.