`There is much to think about in this book... Many of the examples are not "mistakes" in the sense of saying or doing the `wrong' thing with the client; they are realisations of not only what counselling is all about but also who I am in relation to my work as a counsellor... the book requires us to continually reassess the way we use theory and the way in which we allow our personal and professional traditions to impact upon our practice. Our traditions will always predispose us to a particular set of strengths and weaknesses, to a particular way of thinking.