Often dubbed the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’, Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) are electromechanical devices most commonly found in UK betting shops and allow players to bet on the outcome of various games, of which the most common are roulette and blackjack, and events with fixed odds.They have been in betting shops since 2002. The Government recently […]
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I believe that transformation in psychotherapy is when insight is achieved into one’s historical ways of operating in the world, that are not serving well, and personal qualities are harnessed to bring about change and a different way of behaving with other individuals. Therapists from different modalities will often seek to accuntuate the theoretical differences
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The sixth annual Deloitte report There’s No Place like Phone, which analyses the mobile usage habits of more than 4,000 UK consumers, was released today. The report was covered widely across the national media. Channel 5 News covered the story on their main news and spoke to consumers, journalists and myself about the issue. See below for the embedded
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A major research study from the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) and the University of Cambridge reported on its findings earlier this week. The study involved tracking over 16000 Britons over a period of 15 years and found that men who suffered from anxiety were more at risk of dying from cancer as those men
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Whilst researching for my recent articles Why sexual fantasies can be healthy in a strong relationship and Are you he, she or non-binary in gender identity?, I came across some interesting data on human sexuality as a result of a recent publication on the search habits of men and women. Numerous authors over the years such as Nancy
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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 always find it interesting when people not trained in psychology adopt tools, techniques and insights from the field and start to practice them in their particular area. Sports coaches are increasingly using psychological insights to improve elite performance in individual and teams sports. Another area is the investment sector to boost one’s ability to
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Yesterday I chatted with John Foster on the local BBC radio station BBC TEES about my article on digital detox and our increased use of technology and the consequent impact for relationships.
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to chat with Robin Shohet and discussed with him consultative supervision, how he understands appreciative enquiry and the nature of personal therapy and clinical supervision. Robin’s publications in the field of psychotherapy include the hugely influential book Supervision in the Helping Professions, which he co-authored with Professor Peter Hawkins, first published in
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I have often wondered whether the compiling of to-do lists merely fuel our anxiety or help to ease our worry in an era of information overload. If you are anything like me you might fret about the unfinished tasks on a list rather than rejoice about the accomplishment of the tasks that you do manage to
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