A comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to personal counselling, written for professional and volunteer counsellors, and those who train them.

• A wide variety of examples to illustrate each counseling micro‑skill.

• Practice examples of client statements for use by students, with suggested counselor responses.

• Client statements, without solutions, for use by teachers in helping students to learn particular micro‑skills.

• An explanation of the therapeutic approaches related to particular micro‑skills.

• A discussion of the way to combine skills to facilitate change.

• A discussion of a range of practical issues including cultural and ethical issues, the counselingenvironment, keeping records, the need for supervision, and the need for the counselor to look after themselves.