COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; INTRODUCTION Why and for whom this book was written; PART I THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING: FINDING YOUR FEET AT THE "COALFACE"; Introduction to Part I; CHAPTER ONE Setting the scene of primary care counselling against the backdrop of a rapidly-evolving NHS service; CHAPTER TWO Valuing what you bring tothe primary care setting as an experienced or newly graduated counsellor; CHAPTER THREE Introduction and induction into the GP surgery; CHAPTER FOUR Finding your place in the medical organizational "family."

CHAPTER FIVE Medical model vs. psychological modelCHAPTER SIX The primary care counsellor's support systems; CHAPTER SEVEN Whose needs are being met?; PART II THE PRACTICE OF COUNSELLING AND THE IMPACT OF THE SETTING
THEORY AND PRACTICE: WORKING AT THE "COALFACE"; Introduction to Part II; CHAPTER EIGHT Time and how we use it: assessing what is appropriate for the patient; CHAPTER NINE Assessment; CHAPTER TEN Use of psychotropic drugs, their probable impact upon counselling, and their side effects; CHAPTER ELEVEN The contract.

CHAPTER TWELVE Approaches to different categories of patient and presenting problemCHAPTER THIRTEEN Waiting lists, endings, and referring on; ENDNOTES A short introduction to the neuroscience of psychotherapy; REFERENCES; INDEX.