Today I was interviewed by Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Radio London about relationships (see embedded link) and specifically when seeking to rekindle sparks in long term relationships. In the interview we discussed how date nights can work and what couples might be experiencing when approaching therapists for help in their relationship. Noel Bell is […]
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I am quoted in the attached feature article from the current edition of the UKCP journal NEW Psychotherapist by Emma Ledger (see attachment below) about new beginnings and specifically using choice of continuing professional development (CPD) courses to support the principles of Deliberate Practice. The concept of Deliberate Practice says that the best performing therapists
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I was quoted in Saturday’s Guardian Newspaper article by Annalisa Barbieri about past betrayal and having reoccurring thoughts and feelings from past emotional wounding. Each week Annalisa addresses a relationship theme sent in by a reader. This week’s theme is past betrayal and the emotional discomfort not going away in spite of new circumstances and
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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
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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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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
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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
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In this post you will learn more about how gambling addiction is defined, how and why it manifests and the most effective treatment models. Gambling addiction can also be called problem gambling, compulsive gambling or gambling disorder. What is problem gambling? Problem gamblers often refer to their zone of emotional comfort, where nothing else seems
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The latest edition of the New Psychotherapist is out now. The New Psychotherapist is the Members’ journal of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the latest edition has put ageing under the lens. There are a number of articles on ageing that can read from accessing the attached file. I am quoted in
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What an unprecedented time we have been through. Three years ago this week we were about to embark on an extraordinary journey when the government forced us to stay in our houses as part of a lockdown policy in response to the dangers presented by the spread of covid19. So, now that we have had
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