ABSTRACT
It may feel a big step for us to write up our counselling sessions and discuss our work in supervision, or write an essay or a case study; perhaps an even bigger step is embarking on a research project connected with our therapeutic work. In all these situations we are opening the door of the consulting room to share what previously has been a private relationship. Going public in the sense of conveying our work outside the counselling training course or beyond the university or college can feel even more daunting. However, as has been discussed in different parts of this book, in addition to personal and professional reasons for publishing our work, we need to share and explain therapeutic work partly in order to spread awareness of good practice and also to attract official recognition and funding. The counselling profession needs us to share our findings, our ideas and our good work.
