Body holds the score
18th November 2020Befriending body sensations Bodily sensations are expressions of response to environmental stimulus. Our bodies work out what it believes to… Continue reading
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21st April 2016Where do local people turn to for counselling or psychotherapy? We are in a time when mental health is increasingly… Continue reading
Domestic violence refuge provision at crisis point, warn charities
13th April 2016Despite the government’s claims to de-stigmatise mental health and make psychological therapies more accessible to the public, the last decade… Continue reading
Why Talk to a Therapist?
13th April 2016Why indeed? What’s so different from speaking with a friend? Why should a person pay for someone else to listen?… Continue reading
Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists
4th April 2016When a third of all G.P. surgery consultations relate to mental health problems and a half of all adults experience… Continue reading
Screen addiction: an unforeseen consequence of technology?
23rd March 2016Is it just a matter of time until we need to tailor a counselling service specifically for screen addiction? A… Continue reading
Suppressing traumatic memories can cause amnesia, research suggests
20th March 2016It has long been understood in the world of psychotherapy that traumatic experience frequently leads to suppression of unwanted memories.… Continue reading
Dangers of Meditation
13th March 2016Meditation is great for our well being – but does it carry any dangers? Article by Itai Ivtzan Ph.D. … Continue reading
Talking therapies can be better than pills, but you have to find the right one
12th March 2016Talking therapies can be seen as a viable alternative to the over-medicalisation of mental health conditions. However, if something has… Continue reading
Medicalising unhappiness: new classification of depression risks more patients being put on drug treatment from which they will not benefit
10th March 2016Extracts taken from the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2013;347:f7140 doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7140 (Published 9 December 2013) In England, antidepressant prescribing increased… Continue reading