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Charli Davies
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Book Review: Against Therapy by Jeffrey Masson
I bought this book as it was a recommended core book on my degree, specifically to look at the history of psychotherapy and how patients...
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Charli Davies
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Book Review: Relate- Guide To Starting Again by Sarah Litvinoff
This book is from the Relate range which focuses on relationships. This guide is from people who have come out of a relationship and want...
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Charli Davies
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Book Review: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
First of all sorry about the picture! My copy had the cover ripped off by my toddler! This style of self-help book I do not really read,...
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Charli Davies
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Book Review: Basic Counselling Skills by Ken Kelly
I purchased this book after hearing about it on a very popular podcast for counselling trainees: Counselling Tutor. The author of this...
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Charli Davies
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Book Review: Pluralistic therapy: distinctive features by John Mcleod
This book by John McLeod is part of the distinctive features series of counselling/psychotherapy book by Routledge. This book covers the...
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Charli Davies
May 17, 20201 min read
Book Review: Self awareness and Personal Development by Chris Rose
I would recommend this book to trainee counsellors, however much of this is covered within practitioner courses. 3/5
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Charli Davies
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Book Review: Drop the disorder! Edited by Jo Watson
I got this book shortly after it’s release as i saw it on the Facebook group of the same name which I have been a member of for a while....
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Charli Davies
Apr 18, 20201 min read
Book Review: Internal Family Systems- Skills Training Manual By Anderson, Sweezy and Schwartz
This book is focused on the implementation of Internal Family Systems (IFS) in a therapy setting. The concepts of this book generally...
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Charli Davies
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Tips on getting the most out of counselling/psychotherapy
Charli Davies ***If you're a trainee counsellor I might have just the thing for you!!!*** The Trainee Counsellor's Workbook now on...
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Charli Davies
Mar 3, 20201 min read
What counselling is/isn't
Charli Davies ***If you're a trainee counsellor I might have just the thing for you!!!*** The Trainee Counsellor's Workbook now on...
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Charli Davies
Sep 21, 20192 min read
Book Review: Relate- How To Have A Healthy Divorce by Paula Hall
This title is from the Relate range of books aimed at relationship issues. This book focuses on the emotional process of a...
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Charli Davies
Sep 13, 20191 min read
Book Review: Relate - Better Relationships by Sarah Litvinoff
This book is part book is part of the range of titles from Relate. This book focuses on how to improve your existing relationship. The...
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Charli Davies
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Book Review: Relate- Before You Say ‘I Do’ by Elizabeth Martyn
This Relate book focuses on the big questions you should ask yourself about your relationship before getting married. The book has 10...
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Charli Davies
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Book Review: Relate- Step-Families by Suzie Heyman
This book is targeted at people who are in families for the second or more time. This book first covers how coming into a second...
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Charli Davies
Aug 31, 20191 min read
Book Review: The Body Holds The Score by Bessel Van De Kolk
Firstly, I will apologise for the photo of my stained and rough copy of this book! I first heard of this book during my training, when in...
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Charli Davies
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Book Review: Mindfulness Series By Mark Williams, Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman
Many moons ago I did an 8 week mindfulness course based on this book. The book includes a CD of guided mindfulness meditations. This book...
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Charli Davies
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Book Review: Running On Empty No More by Jonice Webb
This book was recommended to me through meeting with a fellow counsellor and life coach. She said that this book has been very helpful...
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Charli Davies
Aug 3, 20192 min read
Book Review: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Book recommendation was given to me during training on relationships. Chapman writes this book directed at couples whom are struggling to...
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Charli Davies
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Book Review: Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig
This book I bought years ago, I picked it up before I decided to go back and retrain as a counsellor. I remember it being on a best...
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Charli Davies
Jul 28, 20191 min read
Book Review: Rewire Your Anxious Brain by C.Pittman and E.Karle
This book was recommended to me whilst doing training on Generalised Anxiety Disorder. This book is targeted for the person whom is...
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