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 […]
Recent changes to accreditation standards in some parts of the world now include the need for trainee therapists to understand the neurobiological basis of behaviour. This will be challenging for some who might have leaned towards a learning bias centred on right mode processing in their teaching environment. For example, the institution where I initially trained in London
Motivational interviewing (MI) is not a modality in itself but can be a very useful add-on when practicing integratively in counselling and psychotherapy. It emerged as a collaborative approach to promoting client change in substance abuse treatment centres from the 1980s. Miller & Rollnick, (2002) explain that it came about essentially as an alternative to
I recently chatted with Dr Paul Leslie, psychotherapist, author and educator, about integration and authenticity when practicing in counselling and psychotherapy. Topics covered in the interview are why integration in psychotherapy training, deliberate practice, pluralism and how clients are unique, the nature of therapeutic change and solution focused approaches. To view and listen to the
I recall a former tutor during the early days of my original psychotherapy training at CCPE saying to assembled open mouthed students not to aspire to be an okay therapist, but to aim to be a great therapist. The theme of the lecture was how to develop a private practice in counselling and psychotherapy. At
This podcast interview with Dr Paul J. Leslie discusses the issues contained within his latest book release The Art of Creating a Magical Session. Paul is a licensed psychotherapist and educator, based in South Carolina. In the interview we discuss what might be considered the key elements necessary to bring about transformational therapeutic change in clients. The book
The world of psychotherapy can represent a highly splintered profession. There are hundreds of different models of psychotherapeutic practices, all claiming to represent the truth when seeking to apply solutions to the great human sufferings. Perhaps it is due to genetics, as people tend to want to outdo each other in competitive rivalries and that
My latest interview in my podcast series is with Louise Mazanti. She might be familiar to some viewers in the UK having been featured on Channel 5 as an expert for the factual entertainment show Make or Break. Louise is a sex therapist and trained as a psychosynthesis psychotherapist and specialised in Psychosexual Somatics Therapy
For therapy to be successful I believe that it is essential that clients feel comfortable and safe with their therapist so that they can start an open and frank dialogue. Various research findings have indicated that the working alliance is as important as any other factor in successful therapeutic outcomes. This is not to say that