Professor John McLeod is Emeritus Professor of Counselling at the University of Abertay, Scotland, and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is the author of books, articles and chapters on a range of topics in counselling and psychotherapy, including Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (with Mick Cooper, Sage, 2011), An Introduction to Counselling (5th ed, Open University Press, 2013), An Introduction to Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2013) and Personal and Professional Development: A Guide for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Mental Health Practitioners (with Julia McLeod, Open University Press, 2014). He is committed to the development of flexible, collaborative ways of working with clients, and the use of research to enhance practice.