How to Deal with Transference in Therapy
Transference is as a redirection of unconscious feelings from their original object to a new object. Here is how you can deal with transference in therapy....
Theory & training Articles
Negative Thoughts That Stop Us Exercising and How To Overcome Them
The link between exercise and health has been studied many times and the benefits of regular activity are not just physical....
What is it Like to Be a Counselling Psychologist Trainee? Tips on Life Management From A Student
A training in psychology is a commitment on many levels. Here are 4 take-home messages from the experience of one counselling psychologist trainee Jasmine. ...
Core Beliefs in CBT – Identifying And Analysing Your Personal Beliefs
Cognitive behavioural theory makes the important link between thoughts and feelings. Equally our personal core beliefs affect the way we think, feel & act....
Attachment Theory: So is it All My Parents Fault?
Bowlby's Attachment Theory holds that infants need to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for social and emotional development to occur. We examine attachment theory and it's place in therapy. ...
Sigmund Freud’s Main Theories in Psychoanalysis: A Summary
Freud's Main Theories include Psychosexual Development, The Oedipus Complex, 'Id, Ego, Superego' and the Unconscious. Here's a quick summary of each. ...
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy vs CBT: Which to Choose?
A clear explanation of psychodynamic psychotherapy vs CBT - the differences and the pros and cons of these two dominant therapies, to help you decide...
On Being a Trainee Counselling Psychologist – First-Hand Experiences
A Trainee Counselling Psychologist discusses personal experiences in her first year - challenges in client work and difficulties in finding placements....
Self-Help: Managing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – Schwartz’ Four Step Method
Working on the Four Step Method, or a similar CBT method, you can begin to manage the distressing condition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder...
Therapy Q&A Session with Dr Sheri Jacobson
Dr. Sheri Jacobson, Psychotherapist and Director of Harley Therapy, answers some questions about Therapy and Private Practice put forward by a 3rd year Psychology student . Questions include whether some disorders are culture-bound, which are the most difficult conditions to treat, to how clients are evaluated. ...