{"product_id":"using-mental-imagery-in-counselling-valerie-thomas-9780415728850","title":"Using Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Guide to More Inclusive Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe therapeutic potential of working with clients' mental images is widely acknowledged, yet there is still little in the counselling and psychotherapy literature on more inclusive approaches to the clinical applications of mental imagery. \u003ci\u003eUsing Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique, accessible guide for counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to develop their expertise in this important therapeutic practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary practitioners have at their disposal a large repertoire of imagery methods and procedures comprising the contributions from different therapeutic schools and clinical innovators. \u003cb\u003eValerie Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e identifies some of the common features in these approaches and offers a transtheoretical framework that supports integrative practitioners in understanding and using mental imagery to enhance therapeutic processes. The book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the development of the theory and practice of mental imagery within a wider context of the history of imagination as a healing modality; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the different ways that mental imagery has been incorporated into therapeutic practice and evaluates recent developments; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews explanations of the therapeutic efficacy of mental imagery and considers how recent theoretical concepts provide a means of understanding the role that mental images play in processing experience;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes reflections on ways to develop more inclusive theory and proposes a model that can inform integrative practice. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing a wide range of clinical vignettes to illustrate theory and cutting-edge research, \u003cb\u003eValerie Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e proposes a new integrated model of practice. Providing clear and detailed guidance on applying the model to clinical practice, the book will be essential reading for psychotherapists and counsellors, both in practice and training, who wish to harness the therapeutic efficacy of mental imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415728851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415728850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Valerie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621729415423,"sku":"9780415728850","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/using-mental-imagery-in-counselling-valerie-thomas-9780415728850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}