<p><b>Couple Counselling</b> outlines the essential principles and practices of couple counselling. Demystifying this form of therapy, the author provides a step-by-step guide from the first meeting through to subsequent sessions. The book includes a wealth of supporting features including case examples, student exercises, points for reflection and memory-jog pages to use in practice. As well as chapters illustrating counselling for problems frequently experienced by couples, such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, violence and abuse, key content includes:</p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"></p><ul><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">cultural differences in couples work</div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">varieties of committed relationships</div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">responses to specific difficulties</div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">ethical issues that arise as a result of working with two people</div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">gender differences in relation to the counsellor's own sexuality and/or gender </div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">the value of training courses and supervision</div></li><li><div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">persons' narratives as a basis for change</div></li></ul><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"></p><p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt">This book comprises a sound basis for one-to-one practitioners wishing to expand their expertise and practice of therapy into working with couples, and for students training in this mode of counselling. </p>