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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News, TheoryIf 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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TheorySometimes 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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TheoryIn 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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articles, TheoryThe 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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TheoryWhat 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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TheoryRecent negative press coverage surrounding the practice of psychotherapy, notably widespread criticisms following the publication of Spare, Prince Harry’s personal memoir, has offered critics of therapy some useful ammunition to undermine the role of the profession and of how having therapy can seemingly go wrong. Harry is seen as a poor advert for therapy, given
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TheoryAh yes. It’s dry January. And here’s another annoying post about quitting alcohol, right? Sobriety, after all, is now viewed as having an air of cool, just like clean eating and veganism, such is the plethora of newly emerged ‘sober coaches’ and the like, intent on sharing their new found wisdom and enthusiasm for a
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TheoryFinancial trauma is characterised as a dysfunctional reaction to chronic financial worries and stress. When we think of trauma we tend to understand it as something that is caused by a singular traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, a personal assault, or a road accident. The same can also be applied to individual trauma surrounding money. This could involve
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TheoryAs the song goes, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. There can be a magical sensation for some associated with a blanket of snow that can appear to make people feel happy, particularly approaching the festive time of year. So, is there any science behind an uplift in mood brought about by
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