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Intrusive Thoughts: A Treatment Guide

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If you have been in clinical practice for any length of time, you will already know that intrusive thoughts are really common. You may have worked with someone who mentions,…

10 Books about Eating Disorders

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Eating disorders are rarely just about food. They often reflect complex relationships with the body, identity, attachment, emotion, trauma, control, and culture. As therapists, we’re invited to look beyond symptoms…

When Low Self-Esteem Enters the Room

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This blog post explores what happens when a client’s low self-esteem activates our own as therapists, from the perspective of countertransference and psychodynamic theory. It also features the important role…

The Ethics of Love in Therapy: Erotic Transference and Countertransference

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Love can be a great healer in counselling and psychotherapy, but when refused or abused it can be equally harmful. So how can therapists navigate erotic transference and countertransference ethically,…

Perspectives on Interpretation in Psychoanalytic Counselling

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Dr Maggie Turp, Dr Aaron Balick and Patrick Casement came together to discuss the nature and value of ‘the interpretation’ in counselling. Is it still a valid therapeutic tool? Or has it reached the end of its useful shelf life?