Personal and Relational Construct Psychotherapy (Palgrave Texts in Counselling

This book introduces Personal and Relational Construct Psychotherapy, a development by the authors of an approach to psychotherapy originated in the 1950's by the American Clinical Psychologist, George A. Kelly.

Harry Procter and David Winter draw on a lifetime of experience in working with people in mental health settings to expand Kelly's approach to provide a greater focus on the crucial relationships that form the context of human struggles and difficulties and which can be a fertile resource in problem-resolution. This considers such questions as: how relationships affect the way we see the world; and how the way we make sense of the world affects how we relate to other people and indeed ourselves. The book provides step-by-step descriptions of assessment and therapeutic methods for working with individuals, families, and groups. It highlights the rich tradition of contributions from people who have made use of the approach over the past decades, as well as looking at its philosophical background, its application to formulation, supervision and reflective practice, its relationship to other models of psychotherapy, and its evidence base.

The book will be valuable for psychotherapists, counsellors and psychologists of all levels of experience and traditions, and useful for professionals in training in health, education, social work, and any field involving helping people with the difficulties of everyday life.