This textbook will be useful to students and novice practitioners alike in providing descriptions of how therapy proceeds by identification of dysfunctional patterns, at a variety of levels, and treatment planning to promote change. Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction: A Contextual Overview of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Foundations of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic and Behavioral and Cognitive Theories: Concepts and Techniques, Humanistic and Multicultural and Systems Theories: Concepts and Techniques, Components of Effective Counselling and Psychotherapy, Foundations of Therapeutic Communication, Engagement: Establishing and Maintaining and Repairing Therapeutic Working Alliances, Pattern Identification and Treatment Planning, General Strategies for Facilitating Change, ECBIS Strategies for Facilitating Change, Resolving Resistance and Negotiating Transference and Countertransference Issues, Termination: Anticipating Challenges and Supporting Growth and Preventing Relapse and Preparing Clients for Their Future, Higher Incidence Concerns and Effective Treatments, Psychoeducational Interventions to Enhance Psychosocial Skills, Depression and Suicide, Anxiety and Panic Concerns, Index.