Graphic Lives is a series of highly engaging graphic novels for young people who may need counselling and psychotherapy. Each book introduces the difficulties faced by a teenage character and follows them as they travel on their therapeutic journey with a skilled and creative therapist.The key aims of these books are:to demystify counselling and psychotherapy so that it is more appealing and accessible to young peopleto destigmatise emotional and mental health problems so that young people are better able to accept helpto encourage young people to embark upon their own healing journeys, equipped with the sense that there is a way forward.As fifteen year-old Hari approaches his mock-GCSEs, he begins to experience anxiety attacks aggravated by his fears of failure to meet his own and his family's expectations. When intermittent feigned illness escalates to the point where he runs out of an exam and hides in a cupboard, Hari agrees to see Steph, the school counsellor. Together they explore ways for Hari to manage his own anxiety and be less critical of himself.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Graphic Lives .

There are 50 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Taylor & Francis Ltd .

Jo Browning Wroe, Creative Writing Supervisor at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Carol Holliday, Arts Psychotherapist, Cambridge

This book has the following chapters: Storybook