The internet can be both a treasure trove of insightful content and entertainment, and also a source of overwhelming information. That’s why the BTP team has come together to curate a Therapist‘s Corner post for you.

This Summer’s Therapist‘s Corner includes a selection of the best TV shows, books, podcasts, blogs, resources, quotes and memes (both classic and new) that we’ve come across to support you in your therapy and counselling work.

Our goal is to educate, inform and occasionally bring a smile to your face, and make your online experience a little more enjoyable.

🍦Happy reading!🍦

 TV/Cinema

This Is Us

This is a family themed drama TV show, depicting a family’s journey through life’s struggles and joys. There are a range of topics covered from addiction, anxiety, grief, and body image.

Kevin, Kate and Randall, three siblings, go through unique personal struggles at different intervals of life as they try to find happiness and get over a tragedy in their past.  The show is a heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles, and their wonderful parents.

Available to watch on Netflix, Disney Plus, NBC and Prime

The Whale (2022)

This movie featuring Brendan Fraser is an American psychological drama featuring the themes around empathy and understanding another person’s trauma.

The Whale’ is an unflinching character study, a harsh depiction of self-destructive behaviours, mental illness, and inner turmoil. Following the life of morbidly obese English teacher Charlie as he attempts to make amends with his estranged daughter, ‘The Whale’ allows its audience no breathing room, with its humorous moments doing little to distract from the disturbing subject matter Aronofsky explores.

Available to watch on Netflix

 Books

“My Father’s Eyes, My Mother’s Rage” – Rose Brik

This book explores the impact of childhood emotional neglect, family relationships, and intergenerational trauma. Through personal reflection, Brik examines how early experiences shape adult life while offering a hopeful perspective on healing and self-discovery.

Rose Brik is a psychotherapist and writer whose work focuses on trauma, attachment, and emotional wellbeing. Combining professional insight with lived experience, she writes with honesty and compassion about the challenges of family life and the journey towards healing.

Purchase on Amazon

“Radical Acceptance” – Tara Brach

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach explores how self-judgment and feelings of unworthiness can keep us stuck in emotional suffering. Blending psychology, mindfulness, and Buddhist wisdom, the book offers practical guidance for cultivating self-compassion, acceptance, and emotional healing.

Tara Brach is a clinical psychologist, meditation teacher, and author known for her work on mindfulness, compassion, and emotional wellbeing. Her writing combines therapeutic insight with contemplative practices, helping readers develop greater resilience, presence, and self-acceptance.

Purchase on Amazon

“It Wasn’t Your Fault” – Beverly Engel

Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion – based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame that keeps you tied to the past.

The book is a guide for survivors of childhood abuse who struggle with shame, self-blame, and painful memories. Beverly Engel is a psychotherapist and internationally recognised author specialising in trauma, emotional abuse, and recovery.

Purchase on Amazon

“Atlas Of The Heart” – Brene Brown

Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown explores 87 emotions and human experiences that shape the way we understand ourselves and connect with others. Drawing on decades of research, Brown shows how developing emotional language can create greater self-awareness, understanding, and choice, helping us navigate life’s most meaningful and challenging moments with more compassion.

Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller, and author known for her work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and belonging. Combining academic research with honest storytelling, she offers practical insights and tools to help people build emotional awareness, strengthen relationships, and create deeper connections with themselves and others.

Purchase on Amazon

“Working Within Diversity: A Reflective Guide to Anti-Oppressive Practice in Counselling and Therapy” – Myira Khan

Working Within Diversity by Myira Khan explores how therapists can develop a deeper understanding of diversity by reflecting on their own identity and the experiences of their clients. Offering an anti-oppressive framework for practice, the book provides practical guidance for creating more inclusive and socially aware therapeutic relationships.

Myira Khan is an award-winning counsellor, supervisor, coach, and counselling tutor, as well as the founder of the Muslim Counsellor and Psychotherapist Network. She specialises in cross-cultural and diversity-informed practice, delivering international workshops and talks on working within diversity.

Purchase on Amazon

  Recommended Podcasts

“Selling the Coach” – Melvin Varghese

Selling the Couch is a podcast created for therapists, counsellors, psychologists, and mental health practitioners who want to develop their private practice and expand their impact beyond the therapy room. Hosted by psychologist Melvin Varghese, the podcast explores topics such as building a sustainable practice, marketing, overcoming business fears, and creating new opportunities through writing, courses, and online platforms.

Through conversations with therapists, entrepreneurs, and business experts, Selling the Couch offers practical guidance and inspiration for clinicians who want to grow professionally while staying connected to their values and purpose.

Listen on Spotify or Apple

“Happier” – Gretchen Rubin

This podcast is a practical and uplifting podcast exploring the science of happiness, habits, and everyday wellbeing. Bestselling author Gretchen Rubin and her sister, TV writer Elizabeth Craft, share research-backed insights, personal stories, and simple strategies to help listeners build healthier habits, improve relationships, and create a happier, more fulfilling life.

Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon

Infographic

This infographic is adapted from Patti Panicucci’s (2007) Learning Zone Model, which describes how growth and learning tend to occur just beyond our comfort zone, while recognising that moving too far too quickly can lead to overwhelm and panic rather than meaningful development.

• Where do you notice yourself working from your own comfort zone, and where might gently stretching yourself deepen your therapeutic practice?
• How do you recognise when a client is in a learning zone rather than moving into overwhelm, and how do you help them return to a sense of safety when needed?
• What supports you in continuing to grow as both a therapist and a person, while remaining compassionate towards your own limits?

For therapists, the model offers a helpful reminder of the importance of working within a client’s window of tolerance—supporting gentle, manageable steps towards change while maintaining a sense of safety, curiosity, and connection.

Meme – For a Chuckle

Words to Ponder: Jed Diamond

“When Food Becomes the Language” explores the deeper emotional meanings behind our relationship with food and how eating behaviours can become a way of communicating unspoken feelings, experiences, and struggles. The article considers how issues such as disordered eating, shame, trauma, attachment, grief, and self-esteem can be expressed through our relationship with food, encouraging therapists to look beyond behaviours and explore the underlying emotional needs.

The blog highlights the importance of approaching food-related difficulties with curiosity, compassion, and without judgement, recognising that these behaviours may have developed as ways of coping or surviving difficult experiences. It encourages therapists to create space for conversations about food in therapy, helping clients develop healthier ways of relating to themselves, their emotions, and their bodies.

READ HERE

 Blogs, Training, Socials and More

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