Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Enhanced

Used this book years ago, I still run to it to look up info. Really good book!

I guess I’m one of the lucky ones who got a book in great shape. I went back-and-forth for a few days reading all the negative reviews and sweating paying the price for a book whose binding might break and “cheap pages” would fall out. I went for it, hoping I could return it if that was the case, and I was thrilled to receive a perfect copy! The hardcover version of this book came in mint condition. 10th edition, tight binding, very nice quality pages. This textbook cost $150 for my counseling course at the university store, and I got it here on Amazon.de for €73,50. Total bargain. The book itself is worth well more than it’s price tag. Valuable foundational information for any aspiring counselor to begin their journey with. Covers all the major theories and includes excellent questions and challenge materials for each chapter.

Disliked that it is so expensive for such a think book. Also, it went up forty bucks in a week. Now for the book itself. Brilliant introduction to the counselling and psychotherapy professions at university level. The chapters are well organised with individual chapters on all the major therapy styles - person centred, psychodynamic, gestalt, existensialist, cbt, and new styles of family and feminist therapy. There is also a strong focus on applying therapy to multicultural groups. I really love the historical context given to the original therapists. Often therapy styles coincided with the social, economic, and cultural environmemts they lived. There are also lots of exercises, and reflections at the end of each chapter. I find the hard copy (papeeback version) so much easier to read than the electronic version. The accessible and almost conversational style of Corey, makes it the most readable textbook I have ever read. Only criticism, would be more diagrams to illustrate concepts, and end of chapter joumal article references. I expect the latter in an expensive university text to validate the high cost of this thin text. In closing, strongly recommend this for any future counsellor or psychotherapist globally.

I purchased used for a great price, and the condition was accurate as described. Some minor highlighting but all readable and with a cover in sound condition!

Great book