Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure

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He was able to go through his own psychological development which can inspire readers to seek their own psychological growth and development as well. Studies have recently found that toad venom may be an effective alternative from the mentioned medication. BetterHelp offers accessible, affordable, and confidential online counselling that can provide you with the support and guidance you need to navigate life’s ups and downs. Our licensed therapists specialize in a variety of areas, including depression, anxiety, relationships, and more, and can provide you with personalized therapy that fits your unique needs and circumstances.

Drawing on the figure of Toad, who is a rather pompous yet affectionate character who has fallen into depression, de Board takes us on a journey through the theory of Eric Berne’s classical transactional analysis. Toad goes to see Heron, the local counsellor, who is a gentle, kind, thoughtful, serious yet confrontational person, the type of person one would hope to meet in a counsellor. The theory is described clearly yet convincingly through the client/counsellor relationship with plentiful uses of metaphor, good humour, and irony that make us smile indulgently, not only at Toad but also at ourselves at times as we recognise some of our own frailties." - Helena Hargaden, psychotherapist, counsellor, and transactional analyst, author of Transactional Analysis: A Relational Perspective

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This led Toad to become a whole new toad where he was more capable of doing what he needs to do and be liberated from his crippling depression. I didn’t dislike anything but I see the counselling journey as far more muddy than outlined here. That said the conciseness of the book captures TA’s essence and keeps the story engaging. Over the course of ten sessions, which correspond to chapters of the book, a very depressed Toad learns how to analyse his own feelings and develop his emotional intelligence using the language and ideas of transactional analysis. He meets his 'rebellious child' and his 'adult' along the way and by the end of the book, Toad is setting out on a completely new adventure – as debonair as he ever was. It had been an enormous relief to tell another person about his experiences, without being laughed at or rejected… What pleased him most was the way Heron seemed to be genuinely interested in all of it.”When the counselling session was over, Heron asks Toad to talk about his progress throughout the counselling sessions they have had. Through this anthropomorphic parable, de Board takes readers into a realistic, humorous, and humane account of being in psychotherapy. I suspect that Toad would find great pleasure to know that this story of his life, struggles, and recovering is still being read 25 years since its original publication. Counselling for Toads offers an overview of the basics of transactional analysis in practice. In the 25 years since the book was written, transactional analysis has continued to evolve and is now a model of human relations work applied in psychotherapy, counselling, education, and organizational development." - William F. Cornell, MA, TSTA, editor of the Routledge book series, Innovations in Transactional Analysis , and editor of Into TA: A Comprehensive Textbook on Transactional Analysis. This engaging pastiche of Kenneth Grahame's riverbank classic... manages to be not only instructive and, at times, extremely amusing, but also to remain remarkably faithful to the cheery, bucolic spirit of the original... extremely enjoyable." - Paul Sussman, in the Independent on Sunday

Participants of the study where guided in taking this medication and they were monitored by a facilitator. Toad', the famous character in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is in a very depressed state and his good friends Rat, Mole and Badger, are 'worried that he might do something silly'... This kind of toad has an active chemical in its venom which is called bufotenine which is a controlled substance. After taking this medication, they will state how they are feeling after the medication to let the researcher know about its effects.For anyone wishing to know something about transactional analysis this is a clear and very readable introduction." - The Friend Robert de Board. Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure. London and New York: Routledge, 1997. I would recommend this book to any counsellor or counselling student. Or indeed anyone going through counselling themselves.