I was quoted in the news section (see attached) in the current edition of The New Psychotherapist, UKCP’s members magazine. The magazine is published three times a year, and aims to spotlight the benefits of psychotherapy and how it can transform lives by unlocking potential. The stated aim of the magazine is to show psychotherapy […]
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What is Scroll Free September? Scroll Free September is an initiative from the Royal Society for Public Health which is asking all of us (not just young people) to take a break from all personal social media accounts throughout September. This follows their collaboration with the Young Health Movement on the publication of the #statusofmind report examining the positive
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This week it was claimed that there is more compelling ‘evidence’ that antidepressants are more efficacious and safer for the treatment of depression. A global study led by researchers from Oxford University hit the front pages on Thursday. There were headlines in newspapers saying things like “The drugs do work” and “millions more of us
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The latest psychiatric staffing workforce census from the Royal College of Psychiatrists highlights that one in ten consultant psychiatrist posts remain unfilled. These findings would appear to echo the results of a recent review by the Care Quality Commission into the provision of mental health services. That study found that young people were having to
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This week the Government announced extra funding for talking therapies in the NHS, crisis care, as well as a focus on preventing illness and proposals to strengthen early intervention and to integrate mental health services into primary care. The austerity agenda over the last 7 years has severely impacted the budgets of mental health services
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I have always been sceptical about the usefulness of providing trained counsellors to help those impacted by incidents of major trauma. It is almost commonplace, nowadays, to hear in news reports that trained counsellors have been drafted in to help deal with the emotional carnage following a major incident. Such considerations for those affected may
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The latest Ofcom research into internet usage informs us that fifteen million UK internet users have taken steps to ‘digitally detox’ in an attempt to establish a more healthy balance between technology and ‘real life’. The Communications Market 2016 (August) is Ofcom’s thirteenth annual Communications Market report. The key findings from the latest report found that
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I read with interest the article in the April 2014 edition of Therapy Today about bullying in the workplace and specifically when the bully is another therapist. The article by Dr Werner Kierski and Jessica Johns-Green raised a number of important issues which resonated with my own experiences undergoing psychotherapeutic training. The authors refer to a
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I am looking forward to the part of the course that will deal with the treatment of trauma. I have always been curious about the treatment models offered to victims of trauma, both adults and children. Yesterday I heard the shocking story of a family killed by gunfire near Lake Annecy in the French Alps. The
I feel rested and ready for the new term of my course following my return from holiday having enjoyed the sunshine in the south of France. I always find the power of now to be easier to achieve in hot and sunny climates, where every day feels like a holiday. It seems that there are
Where do we draw the line as therapists on who we see? Read More »