While much of the information offered in Counselling For Toads was familiar to me there was also much in it which made me go " oh yeah, that's why" about myself. As the reader learns about Toad, the story sheds light on our own lives, psychological growth and development.

Secondly, therapists have professional methods to open the client's mind and help them uncover their real thoughts. It is a battle to break the intangible bonds of entrenched obedience and have the ability to pursue true happiness. cuối cùng mình muốn nhấn mạnh, đấy là chỉ đọc sách không thì chưa đủ để chữa trị, vì nếu thế bác sĩ tâm lý ra chuồng gà hết à. For over 25 years Counselling for Toads has provided readers with a warm and engaging introduction to counselling, brought to life by Toad and his friends from Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows .

Also, to better understand people’s behaviors, the counselor explains the life positions people choose to take. I normally don't relate well to parables or story type self-help books, but this really worked for me. Plot: Counselling for Toads was a really interesting book which I spotted on the shelf of an a shelf in an adorable holiday cottage which I stayed in over the summer. Ordinary people who are dealing with insomnia, long-term emotional instability, heartbreak, family issues and other psychological troubles can also seek psychological help.

Instead, he slowly builds a sense of trust with Toad, patiently listens to Toad’s woeful past, and then gives targeted guidance. Những tổn thương quá khứ, hệ quả của việc không có khả năng thấu hiểu cảm xúc, tương quan giữa mình và người được lồng ghép khéo léo trong 11 phiên tham vấn giúp Cóc có thể chậm rãi đi một hành trình về tuổi thơ để chữa lành tổn thương của hiện tại.

Seeing someone else working through the concepts of Transactional Analysis was interesting, and it was good to see how TA could work 'in practice'. In the story, Heron always focuses on Toad, valuing trust and communication as they are foundational to their work. My initial misgivings about reading this book (as I don't know the story of The Wind in the Willows) were totally unfounded as I found the book hugely helpful even as a stand-alone. Heron helps Toad identify the root of his problems and finds a way to help him rebuild a healthy life. Toad's rollercoaster of emotions and memories is highly relatable, whilst listening I thought a lot about what my own parents' upbringings would have been like, what mine was like and what psychological games I might be playing.

This is a joyful book to read – a clever pastiche of Graham Greene’s Wind In the Willows it explains the principles of Transactional Analysis in a way that more ‘technical’ books on the subject can’t reach. Counselling for Toad includes the characters and previous story of the classic "Wind in the Willows" The author, through beautiful writing had bought the characters to life just as they did in the original story.Hơn hết mình ý thức nhiều hơn vai trò siêu quan trọng của cha mẹ trong những năm đầu đời có thể quyết định sự phát triển cảm xúc/tâm lý/tinh thần của con trong nhiều năm sau đó.