In this best-selling book—with the guidance of counseling author, teacher, and practitioner Gerald Corey—you'll gain the knowledge and skills for effective counseling. You'll learn about eleven key contemporary theories and their associated techniques—and how to select wisely from among them and their associated techniques to develop your own personalized style of counseling. Follow the case of client Stan throughout this book as Dr. Corey demonstrates, through his sessions with Stan, how each of the book's eleven theories may be used in clinical settings.