Befriending Fear
By Cristina Preda Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain […]
Category Archives: Psychotherapy
Book Review – A Terrible Love of War by James Hillman
A Terrible Love Of War By James Hillman 256 pp The Penguin Press Reviewed By Nick Opyrchal ISBN 1-59420-011-4 Whenever an abyss of uncertainty approaches, one of the ever-present fantasies […]
Dilemma – Winter 2017 – Boyfriend Trouble
Welcome to the Winter 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 […]
Clearing – a Poem by Martha Postlewaite
Clearing by Martha Postlewaite Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there […]
Combat Sports and Psychotherapy – how ritual fighting can help contain aggression
What can I learn about relating by punching other people in the head? I could imagine that this might be the instant reaction to reading the title of this article. […]
Event Review – The Jung – Lacan Dialogues
Nick Opyrchal Lately I have been interested in finding links between the work of the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung and the slightly less familiar (in the UK at least) French psychoanalyst […]
Book Review – The Black Sun – The Alchemy and Art of Darkness
The Black Sun – The Alchemy and Art of Darkness By Stanton Marlan Foreword by David H. Rosen 266 pp Texas and A&M University Press Reviewed By Nick Opyrchal ISBN […]
Sympathy For The Devil – Exploring The Divinity In Rebellion – Upcoming Workshop
“The therapy room should be a cell of revolution” – James Hillman Do we need to exorcise or exercise our inner daimons? An experiential weekend workshop for those who would […]
The Dilemma – Summer edition – the Black Eye
Welcome to the Summer 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 […]
Opening to Intimacy
I’ve been thinking about intimacy a lot lately. Perhaps because so many clients seem to be bringing relationship problems to our sessions. Definitely because I am preparing to lead […]
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