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I was most impressed by the author's thoroughness in writing this book. She seems to leave no stone uncovered... [this is] a work which should become a necessity for all counsellors, counselling psychologists, psychiatric nurses and psychotherapists... This is a book to which I will make reference time and time again, and one which will occupy a prominent place in my library' - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `An invaluable handbook for students of psychotherapy and a good reference for established therapists... I recommend that all therapists have a copy of this book on their shelf' - Psychology, Health & Medicine Assessmenp and refer
Suicide and Self-Harm
Suicide and Self-Harm
The Nature of the Problem
Susan is crouched on the floor in the hospital ward – she stares blankly at the floor, initially immobile. I remind her that it is time for our session but there is no response, verbal or otherwise. I kneel by her for a few minutes and we are both in silence. I tell her that she looks as if paralysed and that what she is feeling seems just too difficult to put into words but that perhaps it would be helpful if she could find some words. Susan gets up very, very slowly and, though not looking at me, she follows me into the room. Once in the room she crouches again against the wall and ...
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