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 […]
Art from the Land of the Dead
Art From the Land of the Dead This is a selection of art accompanying the article by Nick Opyrchal. These drawings were produced during the group and are in roughly chronological order. No art work by […]
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 […]
Welcome to Frontiers – Winter Edition
So we come towards the end of the first year of Frontiers; the sky is grey and darkened. The weather is cold and the leaves have fallen, winter is here and […]
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 […]
Film Review – 45 Years – A very Different Ghost Story
Film review by Suzie Chick The film, 45 years, focuses on a married couple, Jeff and Kate, and the week leading up to their 45-year wedding anniversary party. The […]
Meditation and Psychotherapy
MEDITATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY by Elizabeth Blaise I recently asked participants on an introduction to meditation course I was delivering to define their understanding of mediation. Responses ranged from the somewhat […]
Book Reviews – Winter Edition
A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World By Daniel Goleman Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015 272 pp, £12.99 Reviewed by Kelly Hearn ISBN 978-0-553-39489-4 The Dalai Lama […]
Dilemmas – Winter Edition – Chunk the Dog
Welcome to the Winter 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. […]
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