What’s love got to do with it?
What’s love got to do with it? I have a confession to make, I have utterly failed in managing to start this article numerous times over the past couple of […]
Category Archives: Psychotherapy
Land of the Dead – Lacking Love in a Psychiatric Ward
A Personal Account of An Arts Therapy Group in A Secure Rehabilitation Ward Locked psychiatric wards evoke spectres in the imagination. Often featuring in popular narratives which draw on […]
The Dilemma Spring Edition – Facebook Likes
Welcome to the Spring 2016 edition of the dilemmas page, in which we ask for answers to fictional ‘what if’ nightmare scenarios that we might find ourselves in as psychotherapy trainees. The […]
On Loss
It is late October. The recently arrived autumn chill means my heating is on for the first time in months. I awake in the dark, the hours of daylight […]
With Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti – the Psychopathic Psychotherapist in Film and Television
By Nick Opyrchal Psychotherapy has always been a difficult process to capture on screen. The intricate different layers of communication between client and therapist, as well as the emphasis on authenticity […]
Walking Meditation As A Spiritual Practice
I walk a lot, always have. I walk especially when life seems upside down; when I am stuck; when I’m not sure where, or how, to move forward. I walk […]
Yoga and Psychotherapy – An Introduction
Yoga and Therapy: Minefield or Goldmine? Is this Yoga? http://yogadork.com/2014/05/28/tara-stiles-does-yoga-in-a-glass-box-on-wheels-to-promote-new-glamorous-nontraditional-yoga-program/ Is this therapy? http://drphil.com/shows/ Modern yoga, like modern psychotherapy, is both a goldmine and a minefield. There is a spectrum […]
