First Steps in Counselling (5th edition)

Pete Sanders spent over 30 years practising as a counsellor, educator and clinical supervisor. He has written, co-written and edited numerous books, chapters and papers on many aspects of counselling, psychotherapy and mental health. Paula J Williams is a person-centred counsellor, trainer and supervisor based in Scotland. After several years working in the voluntary sector, she now works primarily in private practice. She is involved in all levels of counselling training as a supervisor, tutor and lecturer. She has published articles and book chapters, and is known for a focus on marginalised identities, structural inequalities and mental health. She is a Fellow of the National Counselling Society. She has many interests including languages, dancing and tea-drinking, but above all, whether it be as vocalist for a folk band, screeching along to heavy metal in the kitchen, or as first soprano in a Russian choir, Paula sings. Andy Rogers trained as a counsellor in the late 1990s, initially at Basingstoke College of Technology and then at the University of East Anglia's (UEA) Centre for Counselling Studies, completing a Post-Graduate Diploma in 1999. For many years he managed counselling services in further and higher education colleges and now runs a private counselling, supervision and mental health mentoring practice in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Andy has published several articles and book chapters, mainly on the ethics and politics of the psychological professions and the person-centred approach.