It was interesting to hear today the Royal College of Psychiatrists calling on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to update its advice on antidepressant withdrawal with a policy statement that highlights the risk to some people of severe and long-lasting withdrawal effects from antidepressants, and the associated risks of over prescribing. My […]
One of the first challenges for therapists with a new client can be to provide some psychoeducation around the unconscious. Quite often clients can believe that if they are not aware of certain feelings, scripts, wounds, blueprints and beliefs then they assume that the content must not exist. A person’s field of consciousness, or field
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In spite of having had enough of the recent political shenanigans surrounding Westminster political decision-making I still switched on the BBC Politics Live show the other day. I was glad I did. On it, I heard Thomas L. Friedman discuss his latest book; Thank You For Being Late – An optimist’s guide to thriving in the
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Mindfulness can be a term commonly used in counselling and psychotherapy circles but often without any great explanation about what it actually means. It is, therefore, important to understand what mindfulness is, and what it is not. Simply put mindfulness is staying in the moment non judgmentally. That may sound simple enough, but do any
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The ills of social media platforms are in the spotlight again with news that Instagram is to introduce “sensitive screens” that will aim to hide images until users actively seek to reveal them on screen. This followed increased political pressure after the recent tragic case of the suicide of Molly Russell whose parents believe took her own
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Drawing upon techniques from body psychotherapy, dance movement psychotherapy, mindfulness meditation and the creative arts.
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There are many types of people but for relational purposes there are two main types which might be termed as either ‘energy zappers’ or ‘energy enhancers’. Energy zappers are people who don’t listen when in conversation. The exchange is usually one way. They will drone on about their own viewpoint, their own opinions or their own
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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
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Smartphone devices are wonderful creations. They enrich the lives and learning of us all and offer a tremendous educative function, especially for young people. But by using these devices we are also enriching our eyes and brains with powerful blue light that has a damaging effect on sleep. Sleep is vitally important for brain health
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It is important to know your past. Everyone has a personal narrative. What’s yours? Have you ever been truly listened to? Or, do you have people in your life who don’t really listen, when they always seem intent on hijacking the conversation and turning the spotlight and focus onto themselves? This type of narcissistic listening
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