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Are you ready to refresh the creative sparkle in your work with children and families? Have you been looking for engaging and transformative therapeutic approaches for online and in-person counselling? If so, this book is your golden ticket! A Counsellor's Companion is a masterclass in child counselling, bringing inventiveness back into your practice and giving burnout the boot. This must-read book includes a variety of simple, expressive arts interventions as well as case studies and stories that demonstrate how to facilitate sensitive, imaginative and playful conversations about serious problems. Kim's pictorial focus in helping children share their experiences is revealed throughout, with over 50 stunning illustrations by award winning artist, Tamar Dolev. While the book and techniques are directed towards those living and working with children aged from 4-18 years, many have also proved helpful with adults too. Kim Billington is an esteemed counsellor, clinical supervisor and counselling trainer. This book celebrates her inspirational style and highlights 'what works'-proven methods she has developed to help children and young people over the past 30 years. In this companion guide, Kim also shares dozens of narrative therapy's most effective tools-of-the-trade. Every page will liberate you and increase your skills and confidence. Get ready to be motivated, top-up your tank and energise your practice, with this leap into a world of possibilities and impressive outcomes for children and their families.