Mick Cooper is Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton, where he is Director of the Centre for Research in Social and psychological Transformation (CREST). Mick is a chartered psychologist, a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, and a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Mick is author and editor of a range of texts on person-centred, existential, and relational approaches to therapy; including Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2005, with Dave Mearns), Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2011, with John McLeod), and Existential Therapies (2nd ed., Sage, 2017). Mick has led a series of research studies exploring the processes and outcomes of humanistic counselling with young people. Mick is the father of four children and lives in Brighton, on the south coast of England.

Duncan Law is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience working across the NHS, Local Authority and third sectors. Consultant Clinical Associate at the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and previously Clinical Lead for Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) for the London and South East. Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London and Royal Holloway University of London, a board member of ACAMH, MAC-UK, CORC, & Director of MindMonkey Associates. Former Chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology's Faculty for Children, Young People and their Families and was Clinical Lead in Hertfordshire CAMHS.

Suzanne Byrne, Course Co-Director in CBT, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, UK
Mick Cooper, University of Roehampton, UK
Windy Dryden, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
Dr Julian Edbrooke-Childs, Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK
Amy Feltham, Common Room Consulting, UK
Dr Nick Grey, Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist Clinical Research and Training Fellow Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Lydia Harris, Expert by Experience, UK
Daniel Hayes, Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK
Jenna Jacob, Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC), UK
Grace Jeremy, Common Room Consulting, UK
Duncan Law, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK
Dr Roslyn Law, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK
Christopher Lloyd, London Metropolitan University, UK
Dr Thomas Mackrill, State-authorised psychologist, Denmark
Professor John McLeod, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Oslo, Norway
Kate Martin, Common Room Consulting, UK
Aaron Sefi
Georgiana Shick Tryon, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA
Dr Avi Shmueli, University College London, UK
Professor Peter Stratton, University of Leeds, UK
Tracey Taylor, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Centre for Anxiety Disorders & Trauma, South London & Maudley NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Dr Cathy Troupp, Eating Disorders Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Leanne Walker, Expert by Experience, UK
Isabelle Whelan, Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK
Miranda Wolpert, Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK

"Working with Goals in Psychotherapy and Counselling is a philosophically grounded, research informed, practical text that will make you think differently about the use (and importance) of goals in therapeutic work. No matter what therapeutic approach you are trained in, there is something in this book for you. " -- Dr. Terry Hanley, Programme Director of the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, University of Manchester, UK

"In this excellent book the contributors highlight how goals can be used in therapeutic practice and from a range of different therapeutic orientations too. The co-editors, Mick Cooper and Duncan Law are to be congratulated for bringing together a theoretical and practical tour de force covering the critical aspects of working with goals in therapy. " -- Stephen Palmer, Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Denmark

"This is the first and will for very many years be the best and most thoughtful volume presenting the goal oriented approach to psychotherapeutic counseling. It is a masterly compilation of excellent contributions to a subject which is arguably a key to the future success counseling. It is the product of the collaboration of two world leaders in this area and the outcome is a rich and rewarding practical guide to combining negotiated objectives with effective evidence based counseling methods. A superb cutting edge volume which should be on the shelf of every practicing counsellor." -- Peter Fonagy OBE FMedSci FBA FAcSS PhD DipPsy, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, UK and Chief Executive, Anna Freud National Centre for Children & Families