Assessing children in the therapy room through play
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety by Fiona Zandt and Suzanne Barrett is packed with therapeutic activities to help children aged 4-12 years and…
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The Stigma Surrounding BPD – An Extract from ‘Talking About BPD’ by Rosie Cappuccino
The Stigma Surrounding BPD – An Extract from ‘Talking About BPD’ by Rosie Cappuccino Rosie Cappuccino was diagnosed with BPD in her early 20s and…
Why do we need to look beyond ‘mental disorders’ when handling intense emotions?
Here Bridie Gallagher writes about why we need to explore beyond the ‘illness narrative’ to understand why people might feel the way they do.
FREE RESOURCE: Creative Activities to Cope with Depression!
Jennifer Guest’s new activity book uses the principles of CBT as well as illustrated worksheets to help people understand and manage their symptoms of depression.…
Counselling Gentleman Jack – therapist Sam Hope considers Anne Lister
The author of Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide imagines what it would be like to counsel Anne Lister, the…
Anxious, Antagonistic Adolescents
In this blog, author Nick Luxmoore discusses his research on how professionals should work best with anxious or difficult teenagers. Another crisis! Another emergency! Another…
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)?
Maybe you have heard of Body Dysmorphic Disorder before, but chances are you have not. Regardless, you are likely to know that anxiety over body…
Help! My Feelings Are Too Big!: An interview with author K. L. Aspden
Hi Louisa, and congratulations on your newly published book Help! My Feelings Are Too Big! Thanks for taking some time out to answer some questions about…
What is Therapeutic Photography? – Audio Clip
Neil Gibson, Senior Lecturer for Social Work at Robert Gordon University, and author of Therapeutic Photography: Enhancing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Resilience, discusses here the use of therapeutic…
Screen Time for Autistic Children
Jonas Torrance is a registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist and a behaviour consultant, who has worked with autistic children for over 30 years. He also facilitates…