The Therapeutic Use of Self in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Stimulating and accessible – Mr Keith Walmsley-Smith * drupal *
An easily accessible book, which contains lots of interesting case studies which support the teaching of the use of self within Counselling. – Mr Neil Dickson * drupal *
An invaluable book for all counselling students and trainees. The book is structured well and in each chapter explanations are accessible and clear. Throughout the book, the author highlights the importance of the therapeutic alliance and the significance of the self in the counselling and psychotherapy practice. The need for practitioners to fully engage in self development/awareness is present throughout and helpful clinical examples illustrate the key points discussed. Important aspects of the therapeutic relationship such as power dynamics are discussed as well as the role of research in contemporary practice. – Mrs Ana Paula Wellbrook * drupal *
The book is informative of counselling skills and counselling information. It helps to explain the information without being confusing for level 4 counselling students. The book is a great read to expand a learners knowledge and develop their use of self and own counselling skills/understanding. – Mrs Sophie Stephenson * drupal *
Linda Finlay is very much liked by the academics here so this title will automatically go on the relevant reading lists. This book will be used on the Levels 3 and 4 courses and the FD and BA courses. Our students spend a lot of time looking at the therapeutic relationships they are building with clients, so this book will help particularly when looking at relationship issues in areas of ethnicity, culture and race – Professor Ruth Malaney * drupal *

Dr. Linda Finlay is a relational-centred, existential Integrative Psychotherapist and Supervisor (UKCP registered) in private practice in York, UK. She also teaches psychology and counselling at the Open University (UK) and works as a freelance academic consultant. She has published many books and articles on psychotherapy, occupational therapy, reflexivity and phenomenological research. Her most recent books are psychotherapeutically focused: Relational Integrative Psychotherapy: Engaging Process and Theory in Practice (Wiley); Practical Ethics: A relational approach (Sage); and The therapeutic use of self in counselling and psychotherapy (Sage).

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