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Acknowledgments

A number of people have been pivotal in the publication of this book and its predecessors. Clients, colleagues, and situations are the key sources for what appears on these pages. However, the one who did the most to transpose my reflections into readable prose for the first edition of this book was Anita Hughes, my assistant in the Provost Office at Wake Forest University, who initially helped type, organize, and edit much of this material. I could not have completed the task without her. My colleagues in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University, especially Donna Henderson, Pamela Karr, and the late Tom Elmore, were most supportive of this initial effort too.

Erin Binkley and Elizabeth Cox, my graduate assistants in 2006– 2007 and 2007–2008 respectively, offered invaluable insights into the second edition of this work that were timely and excellent. Likewise, Bobby Lange, my graduate assistant in 2020–2021, has been amazing in providing me suggestions on this third edition and doing the hard work of critiquing each chapter.

I am likewise grateful for the positive input in my life of Thomas J. Sweeney, Rich Yep, David Kaplan, Courtland Lee, and Donna Henderson, to whom this book is dedicated. The encouragement and constructive comments of the American Counseling Association’s Carolyn C. Baker (associate publisher), Nancy Driver (digital and print development editor), and Bonny E. Gaston (senior production manager), have been extremely helpful. My gratitude is also extended to the members of the Association’s Publications Committee who reviewed and favorably recommended this work. Finally, I am indebted to my wife, Claire, and our children, Ben, Nate, and Tim, for the rich memories they have provided me regarding counseling and life. Becoming a counselor is a continuous and challenging process.