For some there is little to worry about when assessing the consequences of screen time and social media on users, particularly with respect to young people. Advocates of the positive aspects of social media will often claim that there is a lot of scaremongering against the online world and specifically the social media platforms. According […]
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I was interviewed by Megan Hawksworth from MastersInCounseling at the end of May about integrative psychotherapy practice, the nature of behavioural change and how the training route works in the UK. See below for the link. The MastersInCounseling Podcast conducts regular in-depth interviews with therapists, where the ins and outs of working in a counseling practice are
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It has been interesting to observe the reversal in policy by the Trump administration regarding the forced separation of parents and their kids seeking to gain entry into the USA by illegal means. Trump’s so-called ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy witnessed more than 2300 children separated from their parents who entered the criminal justice system for
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People seeking help for addictions from support groups on Facebook have been warned that their membership may not be as private as they had hoped. A Sky news report has uncovered risks to privacy for vulnerable people when they might believe that their membership of such groups is private and confidential. To hear more of
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I learned today of the sad passing of John Rowan. In 2014 I had the pleasure of meeting John when he generously agreed to a podcast interview about his work and how he viewed the concept of integrative psychotherapeutic practice. It was almost like a rock star moment for me in having the opportunity to
This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Mark Drax about recovery from problematic sexual behaviour and behavioural addictions. See the embedded link below. Mark is a recovery coach based in London, speaker and board member of The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). In the interview Mark chats about his personal
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Thinking of seeing a therapist for the first time? You may well be wondering what the process entails when seeing a therapist, especially if you have had no prior experience of seeking help. There might also be some questions about which tools and techniques will be employed and how long the process will take. A lot
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This week I had the pleasure of catching up with Bill Herring, a certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT) in Atlanta. We spoke using video conferencing technology, he in Atlanta and me in London, and discussed his new framework for treating problematical sexual behaviour. Bill has been a counsellor and psychotherapist for over 25 years and is
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This week it was claimed that there is more compelling ‘evidence’ that antidepressants are more efficacious and safer for the treatment of depression. A global study led by researchers from Oxford University hit the front pages on Thursday. There were headlines in newspapers saying things like “The drugs do work” and “millions more of us
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Defining behaviours as an addiction or a disorder can create lively debate in the therapy world. Take internet gaming. There are users out there, for sure, who overdo playing video games. But so what, you might say. Individuals overdo lots of stuff, after all, so what is so special about video games? And is it
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