Jocelyn Chaplin has been in private practice for many years in West London. She co-founded the Serpent Institute and leads workshops in London and Greece using the `feminine' way of rhythm and flow.

Introduction
Setting the Scene
Getting Started and Building Trust
The Mothering Phase
Identifying Themes
Separating out the Opposites
Exploring the Past
Understanding the Opposites and Inner Hierarchies
Dissolving the Inner Hierarchies and Facing Ambivalence
Accepting the Opposites
Making Changes
Living with the Opposites
Assertiveness Training
Expressing the Opposites
Standing Up on Both Feet
Endings and New Beginnings

`One of the best, and clearest, descriptions of the significance of the imposition of "masculine" patterns of thought on a culture... a lucid and non-jargon-fraught account of the strands of thought which make up the feminist approach to and adaptation of psychotherapy' - The Guardian

For counsellors, therapists, trainees and others who want a deeper understanding of how society affects them psychologically, the revised and updated edition of Feminist Counselling in Action is the ideal resource. Drawing on feminist theory, Jocelyn Chaplin points to the deeply entrenched, hierarchical ways of thinking which permeate every level of our lives.

The author presents an alternative rhythm model that when applied in counselling increases self-confidence, `wholeness' and improved relationships. In this model, the counsellor is not seen as the expert or the doctor, and the client is not a patient. They are two equal but different people using `clues' to understand and improve the life of the client. To illustrate, the author includes vivid case examples throughout.