Counselling Skills For Working With Shame Av Christiane Sanderson

Counselling Skills for Working with Shame ensures that professionals have the skills needed to identify shame; what elicits, evokes or triggers it; and to build shame resilience in both the client and themselves. Shame is ubiquitous in counselling where there is an increased vulnerability and risk of exposure to shame. While many clients experience feelings of shame this is often overlooked in the therapeutic process and as a result is left untreated. This is particularly the case when working with clients who have experienced complex trauma, sexual or domestic violence, and who struggle with addictions. Written in an accessible style, this book is a hands-on, skills-based guide. It gives a general introduction to the nature and focus of shame in both client and counsellor and how these become entwined in the therapeutic relationship. The focus is on increasing awareness of shame and how to release it in order to build shame resilience and restore authentic pride. With points for reflection, helpful exercises, top tips, reminders and suggestions for how to work with clients this is a highly practical guide for counsellors, therapists, mental health practitioners, nurses, social workers, educators, human resources, trainee counsellors and students.