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RR 2006/65 Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling Emmy van Deurzen and Raymond Kenward Sage London and Thousand Oaks, CA 2005 228 pp. ISBN 0 7619 7094 0 (hbck); 07619 7095 9 (pbck) £60, $84.95 (hbck); £19.99, $34.95 (pbck)
Keywords Counselling, Dictionaries
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120610647203
This volume represents a useful addition to the reference literature for students and practitioners in the area of counselling and psychotherapy. The authors bring together a wide range of information and insights, clearly drawing on their personal expertise and understandings as existential psychotherapists.
Van Deurzen and Kenward introduce their dictionary as "a simple, robust and reliable reference work" aimed both at the layperson and the experienced professional. Certainly, the style of the book makes it accessible to the lay reader. There is never a sense of the authors relying on the reader's specialist knowledge or acquaintance with the vocabulary of this branch of the profession. The very effective cross-referencing between entries ensures that even novices in the field can find their way through the complexities of terminology and concepts, which are just as...