Introduction

This book is about the concept of Personal Consultancy – an integrative approach to one-to-one talking practices. ‘Integrative’ in this context refers to the range of approaches currently encompassed by counselling, psychotherapy and coaching. Thus, Personal Consultancy is a framework that not only integrates counselling and coaching, but also various counselling and psychotherapeutic approaches. Such integration is a focus of considerable interest at this time in the UK and across the globe.