Pluralistic Therapy provides answers to the most important and common questions asked about the origins, principles and practice of pluralism.
Written in an accessible style by experts in the field, the book provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the pluralistic approach in theory and practice, and builds on the contemporary developments in the field. The questions cover five areas, including an overview of pluralism, pluralism in practice, client factors, pluralistic developments outside of individual therapy and critical questions about pluralism. The questions also cover some of the key challenges posed to the approach.
This book will appeal to a wide range of audiences, including therapeutic practitioners, researchers, and professionals interested in the application of the approach within mental health contexts. It will also serve to help professionals from non-therapy backgrounds such as mental health services, education, and social care understand the nature of pluralistic work.
About the Author: Frankie Brown, M.A., is a pluralistic counsellor and psychotherapist. Having previously lectured in pluralistic therapy at IICP, Dublin, she now works in private practice and as a school counsellor providing individual therapy and teaching inputs for students, teachers, and parents.
Kate Smith, Ph.D., is a professor of Counselling at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and a pluralistic therapist. Having trained in 2007, she led the pluralistic practice steering group until 2021. Kate is the co-author of The Pluralistic Therapy Primer (2021).
