ContemPsych

Progressive, inquiring and creative, Contemporary Psychotherapy is an e-journal for the professional community of psychotherapists and counsellors – and free!

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10 ways to boost your mood when it's rainy and grey (as it often is)!

By @eminesaner

https://t.co/UoFjXDJIQc

#exercise
#nature
#vitaminD
artificial light
& more

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Fascinating interview with Bessel van der Kolk, psychiatrist & author of the famous 'The Body Keeps the Score' in the @ObserverUK. He talks about his multifaceted approach to treating #trauma:

https://t.co/7T7tcHCGsq

#PTSD
#psychiatry

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Fascinating interview with psychiatrist and author of the famous 'The Body Keeps the Score', Bessel van der Kolk talks to the @ObserverUK about his career and his multifaceted approach to treating trauma:

https://t.co/7T7tcHCGsq

#trauma
#PTSD
#psychiatry

[Mick Cooper @mickcooper77]

What are the implications of pluralism for psychotherapy and counselling research? Major new publication just out emphasising dialogue, collaboration, epistemic justice and co-existence of multiple truths https://t.co/RNOb6TFune

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“I think it’s very common for a woman to feel their loss isn’t deemed as significant..."

How to grieve a pregnancy loss according to a #psychotherapist: UKCP psychotherapist Julia Bueno
@JBueno_UKCP speaks to
@DevaneySusan in
@BritishVogue:

https://t.co/yNQ3PHXSVR

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Do therapists who treat traumatised clients experience vicarious trauma themselves because of their use of empathy during therapeutic work?

Tanya Dorrell explores this question in her essay for Volume 13:

https://t.co/CCIOr841ab

#trauma
#psychotherapy
#mentalhealth

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In the @Guardian's ‘The Modern Mind’ column, psychotherapists Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship explain how we use internal filters, cultivated in childhood, to organise our lives.

In #therapy, your filters can be brought to life and deconstructed:

https://t.co/JZMLYg7yzf

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How to tell when it’s time to quit your job to protect your mental health

#mentalhealth
#Olympics2021

https://t.co/y1aKHrf9Wp

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"Perhaps the fact that my husband was low on my list of concerns contributed to the problem, a problem that dramatically impacted the first three years of our family’s life."

@KimHooperWrites on her husband's struggle with #postpartum #depression

https://t.co/CtNAcEXfpw

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'Many of us feel ‘empty’ – understanding what it means is important for improving our mental health'

#MentalHealth
#depression

https://t.co/7VHNZzb1or

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How the pandemic got us addicted to longing – and why it’s bad for us

A fascinating study of how the pandemic shone a light on our desire and longing for @guardiannews

https://t.co/5CawUUdIBu

#mentalhealth

[Molly Nixon @Molly_Nixon92]

Looking for psychologists and therapists to participate in my MSc dissertation research project. Hoping to help individuals diagnosed with BPD. Please retweet! Thank you in advance! @BPDAssociation @imhavic @Psychologists4F @ICPN_UK @lonpsychnet @Therapists_C @ContemPsych @_HACP

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Writer Christina Wyman has shared her thoughts on EMDR therapy as a treatment for trauma in light of Prince Harry's disclosure that it helping him with his childhood trauma:

https://t.co/hR8z5My2pY

#therapy
#psychotherapy
#EMDR

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Has Covid Remade Psychotherapy For Good?

This is a question many in the field are asking themselves. @GiniaNYT considers the pros and the cons of therapy via Zoom.

https://t.co/avqkwp4YmL

#psychotherapy

[UKCP @UKCP_Updates]

Just landed. We're looking at diversity in the psychotherapeutic profession in the latest issue of our magazine the New Psychotherapist.

A free subscription to our magazine is just one of the benefits of joining UKCP: https://t.co/444i5RRoHv #NewPsychotherapist

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What is EMDR therapy?

This treatment is known for its use with trauma patients and is receiving a lot of attention of late. Here is a good description of it's use:

https://t.co/cSQtcdTP7o

#EMDR
#psychotherapy

[Confer & Karnac Publishing @ConferBooks]

"Fascinating, accessible without being simplistic, challenging without being over complicated'
'BODY PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY'
by Nick Totton reviewed in @ContemPsych
https://t.co/7K2BiryUCs
ebook currently 50% off via Kindle👇https://t.co/QyFauzRsrS #Psychotherapy

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Do therapists who treat traumatised clients experience vicarious trauma themselves because of their use of empathy during therapeutic work?

Tanya Dorrell explores this question in her essay for Volume 13:

https://t.co/CCIOr841ab

#trauma
#Psychotherapy

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It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021! This year's theme is #nature. More than half of UK adults report that being close to nature improved their mental health.

Watch this short film to find out how nature can help create good mental health:

https://t.co/eLua4EFAmW

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Two mums who suffered postnatal depression during lockdown have described how a virtual parenting group helped them regain their confidence.

#MaternalMentalHealthWeek
#mentalhealth

https://t.co/eju45Exir9