Psychosynthesis Counselling in Action (Counselling in Action series) [Paperback]

Diana Whitmore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0761963219 | ISBN-13: 978-0761963219 | Edition: 2nd

The Second Edition of this best-selling book gives both trainee counsellors and practitioners from other orientations a clear guide to the principles and techniques of psychosynthesis, and shows how they can be used effectively in the counselling setting.

Following the course of te counselling process, the book shows step-by-step how psychosynthesis can help clients to gain a sense of connection with their inner selves and find meaning and purpose in their lives. The author explains the wide range of practical techniques available to practitioners and how to use them to meet the needs of different clients. The book is illustrated throughout with examples from practice, and includes an in-depth case history.

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Praise for the First Edition:

`A clear and thorough guide to the early, middle and final stages of therapy, accompanied by an exposition of the major contributions of Psychosynthesis theory, such as inner identity and subpersonalities, and working with the will and transpersonal qualities... Because the function of the counsellor is given unusually close treatment, it is an excellent book for any practitioners who want to refresh or enlarge their approach. Assagioli's view has long been ahead of its time: this book will help to close the gap' - Resurgence

`In a highly readable and enjoyable style, Whitmore achieves her goal of providing not only a basic introduction to the practice of psychosynthesis but a work which enriches and expands its tradition, contributing to the technique, context and philosophy of counsellors who provide "an opportunity to work more creatively with the redemption of pain and the evocation of potential" - Changes Bookshop News

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 2nd edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761963219
• ISBN-13: 978-0761963219
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,202,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Many thanks Diana, March 9, 2005

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Shamai Currim (Lachine QC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychosynthesis Counselling in Action (Counselling in Action series) (Paperback)

Whitmore, Diana (2004) Psychosynthesis Counselling in Action, Third Edition, London, Sage Publications

This book is a `breath of fresh air'. The ease with which Diana writes, and the visual images she portrays, gives us a direction forward into our own healing and the immanent healing of our planet.

Being the 3rd edition, Diana has taken the time to bring this book of knowledge into the new millennium and its paradigm, fraught with difficulties requiring immediate assistance and enlightenment...and, enlighten us she does as she walks us through transcendence/immanence and the search for the lost Self, union with the greater whole, and the fostering of personal as well as transpersonal psychosynthesis.

This book is about Psychosynthesis Counselling and Diana gives us the natural assumptions, showing us the unfolding skills and interplay between the counsellor and the client. She showers us with the practical skills necessary for a therapeutic relationship and includes the space of true acceptance, a practice said to be extremely rare.

If you have ever found yourself lacking in the ability to communicate psychosynthesis to others you will enjoy the way this book expresses, with simplicity and ease of flow, the tenets of an effective psychosynthesis relationship.

This book is a `must read' for anyone who is willing to walk through this world consciously and interact in a meaningful way with other human beings. It is not a replacement for a good training center, but rather an enhancement and enrichment for those walking this path.