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`[An] excellent book... an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas' - Counselling in Medical Setting (CMS) Journal `Glyn Hudson-Allez' book is very well researched and clearly written... time-limited therapy is an effective and professional means of offering practical help and the book is highly recommended reading for all counsellors wishing to work in this way' - Family Practice As general practitioners are increasingly capping provision of counselling sessions, time-limited therapy skills are becoming ever-more important to counsellors working alongside GPs. Time-limited therapy provides a specific set of skills which enable counsel
Counselling for Anxiety and Depression
Counselling for Anxiety and Depression
Often thought of as two extremes of an emotional pole, depression and anxiety are actually inextricably linked (Montgomery, 1991). Depressed people often experience states of anxiety when going into public places; most commonly supermarket and post-office queues, pubs, cafes and restaurants, or buses or trains. Being thrown into a public arena in these situations turns people from the black of motivationless despair to acute panic and anxiety. Similarly, people who experience regular panic and anxiety states frequently become depressed as they conceptualise themselves as losing control of their lives. However, Finlay-Jones and Brown (1981) felt that although depression and anxiety may coexist, they can be separated, as depression is a response to loss whereas anxiety is a ...
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