The Counsellor - Gillian Jackson

Widowed at twenty-nine, Maggie Sayer's perfect world is shattered and she struggles to cope with overwhelming grief. It does, however, become the catalyst for a complete change of focus, as Maggie trains to become a therapeutic counsellor, eventually finding fulfilment in helping others to overcome their problems.

Julie lives in fear of an abusive husband and struggles to protect her two young children.
Janet is crumbling under the weight of a secret she has kept for over forty years, and
Karen has never recovered from her mother's violent death.

Maggie is drawn into each of her clients' issues as she seeks to empower them to move on with their lives. And then she is faced with an ethical dilemma of her own when she meets Peter...

Sensitively written, poignant and compelling, 'The Counsellor' is the first book in the 'Maggie Sayer Series' by Gillian Jackson.