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When I decided to retrain as a counsellor early in 2007, I had no idea that writing was to become such a large part of my life. At that time, even beginning a 2,000-word essay felt daunting. As I began my course, my focus was firmly on counselling practice and I felt fortunate that the counselling placements I was offered provided the opportunity to work with abused clients. However, what began as simple curiosity to find ways to improve my practice ultimately became a five-year exploration of what domestic violence (DV) counselling clients found helpful in their recovery, involving many thousands of written words.
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© 2015 Jeannette K. Roddy
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Roddy, J.K. (2015). Introduction. In: Counselling and Psychotherapy after Domestic Violence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137434593_1
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