Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Practice

The use of psychological methods to help a person change their behavior is known as psychotherapy. It is aimed at improving an individual's mental health, resolve troublesome behaviors, and improve relationships and social skills. There are myriad schools of thought in psychotherapy, which are divided into branches such as humanistic, insight oriented, cognitive behavioral and systemic. Some of its focus areas are behavior modification, behavior therapy and cognitive therapy. One of the methods of delivering psychotherapy is through counseling. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. It will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this book an invaluable source of knowledge.