Basic Counselling Skills cover art

Basic Counselling Skills

A Student Guide

 Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £6.99

Buy Now for £6.99

About this listen

A book on counselling skills for students of counselling and psychotherapy

  • High quality reference links to podcasts, articles and downloads to support your learning.
  • Written in easy-to-understand (non-academic) language
  • Counselling skills theory decoded into plain English
  • Bonus downloadable audio files that demonstrate skills in action
  • Listen on your smartphone, tablet or computer
  • The perfect skills book for any student of counselling or psychotherapy
  • Easy reference to complement your studies

In my book, I go beyond offering just a theoretical definition of what a skill is and an explanation of what it does in a counselling relationship.
I share a deeper look into the skills and explore a more philosophical explanation from my own experience as a practising therapist and former counselling tutor - Kenneth Kelly

©2017 Kenneth Kelly (P)2023 Kenneth Kelly Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Student
All stars
Most relevant
As a new student of counselling I found this book to be excellent, easy to follow and well narrated. I would highly recommend for trainees, experienced counsellors or those simply looking to learn counselling skills for an unrelated job (manager, nurse, etc). Having listened to the book and watched some of the authors training videos afterwards I can see Ken Kelly clearly knows and understands his subject, It is certainly a book I will listen to over and over again and plan to buy a hard copy to follow along with. I would also recommend visiting the website Counselling Tutor along with the book as you will have the opportunity to watch the skills in practice which really helps to put everything into perspective.

Excellent guide to skills

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Amazing Book, I would highly reccomend for a counselling level 4 course introduction. Vast pratical and skill knowledge.

Pratical application to knowledge

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I like this because it’s very direct to the point and simple. I think this is a good starting point for anyone with an interest in counselling because it will give you a few things that you can immediately start working on. This book is probably even useful If you’re just looking to improve your communication skills.

An excellent short introduction to counselling practice

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Throughly recommend, gives a good start to your knowledge journey on skills practice. Definitely recommend.

Nice quick listen that gives some useful knowledge

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I wish i discovered this book when I was training. Now that I have completed my course, I find that it can be a lonely journey even when you have a support network. This is because the collective learning environment that training provides encourages more reflections. This book however, invites you to reflect on different aspects as you continue to practice. It has also plugged holes in my learning and is a book I can refer back to for refocusing. I see it as the basic foundation of person centred counselling. Thank you for putting this together.

It's simplicity and illustrations

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews