Talking Therapies

Time for a New Paradigm? Psychotherapy Outcomes Stagnant for 40 years

Dr. Scott Miller “You’ve heard it said before. Flying is the safest form of transportation. Facts back up the claim. In fact, it’s not even close. In terms of distance traveled, the fatality rate per billion kilometers is .003, improving…
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Compassion Fatigue Resources for Talking Therapists

The  British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) say that: “Being a professional involved in delivering talking therapies is a fantastic career, with huge personal satisfaction that can come from connecting with and helping others. It can also be stressful and challenging at times, especially in…
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Positive Psychotherapy: Clinician Manual

The publishers say: “For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking, and restoring dysfunctional relationships is curative. And indeed,…
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The Human Elements of Psychotherapy: A Nonmedical Model of Emotional Healing

The publishers say: “The dominant paradigm in psychotherapy is the medical model, which views therapy as a clinical treatment rather than a healing interpersonal connection. Words like patient, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, and modalities reflect this medically oriented view of therapy….
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Why Therapy Works: Using Our Minds to Change Our Brains

The publishers describe this book (2015) by Louis Cozolino as “the story of why psychotherapy actually works”. They continue: “That psychotherapy works is a basic assumption of anyone who sees a therapist. But why does it work? And why does…
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NICE under scrutiny

Although several years old, this paper – “NICE Under Scrutiny” still has great relevance. It looks at the impact of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on the provision of counselling/psychotherapy in the UK. Produced by…
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The Personal Is Political: Stories of Difference and Psychotherapy

The publishers say: “ This book [coming out in January 2018, written by Prof. Martin Milton] explores how therapists and counsellors can address the key issues of ‘difference’ in working with their clients. No matter how much the therapist knows, how knowledgeable…
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Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

The publishers describe this book (edited by Andreas Vossler, Catriona Havard, Graham Pike, Meg-John Barker and Bianca Raabe) as: “A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between…
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