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CBT: The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami

Author: Editorial 14th March 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Farhad Dalal. The publishers say: “Is CBT all it claims to be? The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics, and the Corruptions of Science provides a powerful critique of CBT’s understanding of human suffering, as well as the…
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a coherent system

books, CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Farhad Dalal, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), managerialism, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), scientism, Talking Therapies

Three Surprising Facts About Psychotherapy You and Your Doctors Need to Know

Author: Editorial 12th May 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written by Dr. Daryl Chow and published on his Mind of Health blog. It begins: “This is for those who are thinking about seeking help. Maybe you are wondering, unsure of who to go to and what…
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emotion-focused care

counseling, counselling, Daryl Chow, Mind of Health (blog), NNT, Number needed to treat, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies

Guidance for psychological therapists: information for GPs advising patients on antidepressant withdrawal

Author: Editorial 12th March 2021 0 Comments

“The Defeat Depression Campaign was successful in changing wary public opinion. Now, 24 years on, some patients are still being given the same story about chemical imbalances, a theory that has never been proven, and about withdrawal not existing.” This…
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collaborative practice

antidepressant side-effects, antidepressant withdrawal, antidepressants, British Journal of General Practice, SSRI, Steve Lewis, Talking Therapies

The Life Scientific: Richard Bentall on the causes of mental ill health

Author: Editorial 3rd March 2021 0 Comments

As part of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific series, this 41 minute interview features Prof. Richard Bentall (Professor of Clinical Psychology at Liverpool University). The programme makers say: “For a long time people who heard voices or suffered paranoid delusions were thought…
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collaborative practice

audio, BBC, CBT, CBT for psychosis, Jim Al-Khalili, psychosis, Radio Four, Richard Bentall, Talking Therapies, The Life Scientific

The Roots of Love

Author: Editorial 19th February 2021 0 Comments

“Everybody has a mother and a father. It is such a universal and self-evident fact that we mostly take it for granted and sometimes even forget about it. Yet these are two of the most significant relationships in our lives.”Zvagito…
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collaborative practice

books, Family Constellation Therapy, Talking Therapies, Zvagito Liebermeister

Meaning Therapy

Author: Editorial 18th February 2021 0 Comments

From the International Network on Personal Meaning : “Meaning is all we have; relationship is all we need.” “Meaning therapy is a pluralistic approach to counselling and therapy that focuses on the fundamental human needs for meaning and relationship. It is a comprehensive way to…
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collaborative practice

counseling, counselling, International Network on Personal Meaning, Meaning Therapy, meaning-making, positive psychology, relational, Talking Therapies

Northern blokes like me aren’t supposed to get therapy – but it changed my life

Author: Editorial 10th December 2020 0 Comments

“A new poll suggests that Northern men are far less likely to try therapy than those in the South, but is this just playing to stereotypes?” This article by James Brown appears in The Daily Telegraph. It begins: “When I think…
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collaborative practice

counseling, counselling, Daily Telegraph, James Brown, Talking Therapies

Personalizing Psychotherapy: Assessing and Accommodating Patient Preferences

Author: Editorial 30th November 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by John Norcross and Mick Cooper. The publishers say: “Blending empirical research and clinical expertise into easy-to-read advice, Drs. John Norcross and Mick Cooper offer multiple strategies for routinely assessing preferences as they evolve over the…
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collaborative practice

books, Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences, counseling, counselling, John Norcross, Mick Cooper, person-centred, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies

Person-Centred Practice at the Difficult Edge

Author: Editorial 27th November 2020 0 Comments

This book has been edited by Peter Pearce and Lisbeth Sommerbeck. The publishers say: “This book presents accounts of the practice of the person-centred approach (PCA) with people suffering from a range of severe and enduring conditions. Comprehensively refuting the notion…
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collaborative practice

books, Lisbeth Sommerbeck, person-centered, person-centred, person-centred counselling, Peter Pearce, Talking Therapies

Therapy wars: the revenge of Freud

Author: Editorial 25th September 2020 0 Comments

“Cheap and effective, CBT became the dominant form of therapy, consigning Freud to psychology’s dingy basement. But new studies have cast doubt on its supremacy – and shown dramatic results for psychoanalysis. Is it time to get back on the…
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CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, Freud, Oliver Burkeman, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, Talking Therapies, The Guardian