How to deal with the death of a work colleague by Noel Bell
April 8, 2024 I was quoted in an article that appeared in the Independent (attached, by clicking on the image) about grief, and specifically the death of a work colleague. This story followed the news that Stephen Colbert, the Late Show host on CBS in the USA, was mourning the loss during a show of his long-time colleague
The 8 characteristics that research says are to be found in the best therapists by Noel Bell
March 25, 2024 Why are there so many approaches and new theories that proliferate in the world of counselling and psychotherapy? There are over 500 different types of psychotherapy in existence. Yes, that’s 500, not 5, or even 50. In addition, when you look at the adverts for continuing professional development (cpd) courses there is a whole host
Can suppressing negative thoughts be good for you? by Noel Bell
February 12, 2024 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
Being the other woman: The other side of infidelity by Noel Bell
January 31, 2024 Today I chatted with counsellor Tricia Ibe, about the topic of affairs and specifically about being the other woman in an affair (with a married man) who is single, which can be the other side of infidelity as it tends to have less focus, and perhaps much less sympathy than the betrayed wife. Her article
Is Squid Games: The Challenge immoral? by Noel Bell
December 7, 2023 Have you been watching Netflix’s new game show adaptation of the hit Korean dystopian drama? Apparently it has been breaking all records in every Netflix region. I am usually someone who avoids such annoying publicity seeking self obsessed contestants on television screens but this one caught my attention. Yes, the irritating repeated exclaims of “oh
How to assess problematical shopping behaviour by Noel Bell
November 30, 2023 Now that we have passed Black Friday, we are increasingly being bombarded by shopping adverts about even more special shopping windows, including for Christmas. This period is when retailers make a sizable proportion of their yearly profits and there are numerous subconscious consumer decision-making processes that companies seek to exploit when we are shopping. In
Psychotherapy support in the aftermath of delirium by Noel Bell
October 11, 2023 If you have suffered a delirious episode you may have a lot of unanswered questions concerning what exactly happened, how it happened and whether it could happen again. Hopefully your doctor or psychiatrist will have helped with providing some of the detail and clarity on these questions. But there may be lingering concerns about your vulnerability
Maintain a stiff upper lip through thought suppression training? by Noel Bell
September 26, 2023 Sometimes psychotherapy can be an easy target in wider society, and even in medical circles, when people believe we can be far too introspective and self-indulgent about sharing with others about what happened to us in our earlier life. Critics of psychotherapy claim that people like Prince Harry, for example, should get over their past