Talking Therapies

Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the Gold Standard for Psychotherapy? The Need for Plurality in Treatment & Research

Author: Editorial 22nd September 2017 0 Comments

In the ‘Viewpoint’ section of the JAMA (Journals of the American Medical Association) Network , Falk Leichsenring and Christiane Steinert write: “Mental disorders are common and associated with severe impairments and high societal costs, thus representing a significant public health concern. About 75% of patients prefer psychotherapy over medication.¹ For psychotherapy…
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collaborative practice

CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, counseling, counselling, plurality, psychotherapy, Talking Therapies

‘There is only one mental condition, the human condition’

Author: admin 23rd June 2017 0 Comments

Martin Seager is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Change, Grow, Live , and Branch Consultant with the Central London Samaritans. He has written: “… Over the last 30 years, like many others I have been dismayed by the persistence of what is often…
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collaborative practice

human condition, Martin Seager, psychology, Talking Therapies

Understanding Bipolar Disorder

Author: admin 21st June 2017 0 Comments

Why some people experience extreme mood states and what can help. ‘I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic depressive illness … Strangely enough I think I would choose to have it. It’s…
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collaborative practice

bipolar, British Psychological Society, psychology, Talking Therapies

Understanding Schizophrenia & Psychosis

Author: admin 15th June 2017 0 Comments

Why people sometimes hear voices, believe things that others find strange, or appear out of touch with reality … and what can help. “An individual having unusual difficulties in coping with his environment struggles and kicks up the dust, as…
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British Psychological Society, psychology, psychosis, schizophrenia, Talking Therapies

20 myths about counselling & psychotherapy

Author: admin 22nd May 2017 10 Comments

1. There is some fundamental difference between Counselling & Psychotherapy. In fact, there is no clear difference; both are “Talking Therapies” or Psychological Therapies”. What matters to a client in distress is that the professional helper who works with…
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Uncategorised

counselling, depression, medication, psychiatrists, psychologists, Talking Therapies, therapeutic alliance

We need more psychological therapy

Author: admin 18th May 2017 1 Comment

Ahead of the General Election in June, the We Need To Talk coalition of 20 mental health organisations has issued their manifesto calling for more access to psychological therapies through the NHS. The NHS target to provide psychological therapy to…
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a coherent system

counselling, election manifesto, NHS, psychological therapy, Talking Therapies

Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy

Author: admin 9th May 2017 0 Comments

In this book, Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research – the ‘pluralistic’ approach. This model breaks away from the orientation-specific way in which counselling has traditionally been taught, reflecting and…
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books, counselling, John McLeod, Mick Cooper, pluralistic counselling, Talking Therapies

Handbook of Person-Centred Therapy & Mental Health

Author: admin 4th May 2017 0 Comments

The Handbook of Person-Centred Therapy and Mental Health (Theory, Research and Practice), edited by Prof. Stephen Joseph, challenges the use of psychiatric diagnoses and makes a powerful case for the effectiveness of person-centred approaches as the alternative way to work with people who would otherwise be diagnosed with…
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collaborative practice, Key posts

books, Carl Rogers, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), person-centred counselling, psychiatry, Talking Therapies

Transforming Emotional Pain in Psychotherapy

Author: Editorial 25th April 2017 0 Comments

This book has been written by Ladislav Timulak. The publishers say: “Emotion-focused therapy [EFT] is a research-informed psychological therapy that to date has mainly been studied in the context of depression, trauma and couple distress. The evidence suggests that this therapy…
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emotion-focused care

books, counselling, EFT, emotion-focused therapy, emotional pain, emotions, Ladislav Timulak, Talking Therapies

Changing my mind on counselling for children

Author: Editorial 19th April 2017 0 Comments

“I used to think that counselling was an inappropriate intervention for children… but I have changed my mind” Fiona Ballantine Dykes was previously Head of Qualifications at CPCAB (Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body). She has written a short opinion-piece –…
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children, counselling, cpcab, fiona ballantine dykes, Talking Therapies

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