Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword by John McLeod -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- 1 An Overview of Narrative Therapy -- 2 Ideas Informing Narrative Therapy -- 3 Assisting the Person to Describe the Problem -- 4 Encouraging a Wider Perspective on the Problem -- 5 Asking Questions -- 6 Therapeutic Documents -- 7 Telling and Re-telling -- 8 Examples of Narrative Practice I: Counselling for Depression, and for Recovery from Abuse -- 9 A Fresh Look at Assumptions in the Therapy Culture -- 10 Examples of Narrative Practice II: Counselling for Post-traumatic Reactions, and in Working with Couples -- Postscript -- Appendix: An Exercise in Co-supervision using Narrative Therapy Practices -- References -- Index.