Michael Everritt

Existential-humanistic theraputic counsellor. Yorkshireman by marriage. Pansexual, neurodivergent and neopagan. (He/Him)

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This account is intended as a place for me to discuss my psychotherapeutic work, campaign on mental health matters, encounter my peers and likely share an excessive number of webcomics.

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@Mollys_ADHD You basically described me and my spouse when we first met.

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@DrAaronB

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“Make yourself the sort of man you want people to think you are.” - Socrates.

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Secularism has had a detrimental effect on mental health in Britain.

[✰ @koi_takleef]

Thoughts on mental health that would have you like this:

[Counsellors Together UK @UK_Counsellors]

#Counselling is political.
#Psychotherapy is political.
#Mentalhealth is political.

Anyone who doesn't see that, isn't looking hard enough.

Hands up if you agree! ❤️

#counselling #psychotherapy #mentalhealth #counsellorstogetheruk #counsellorsconnect #therapistsconnect

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This actually reflects something a remarkable number of my clients seem to be concerned with.

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@sbuehler Like Socrates I know only that I know nothing.

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I agree and would go a step further by saying that anxiety & depression are often the most rational response. This is especially true given the current state of the world.

[Edward A. Perin - Psychologist @DoctorPerin]

Depression and anxiety are more likely to be symptoms than sources of our pain

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@LMFTherapistVA I run a fortnightly Tabletop Roll-playing Game (TTRPG). Basically Dungeons & Dragons but using a different system. As well as being great fun it can be very theraputic for all involved.

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@LMFTherapistVA My thoughts are so immediate I really am not sure what I thought they meant.

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@LMFTherapistVA Therapy is as therapy does.

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@journeywitjay @Therapists_C JSTOR is probably your best option.

[Diary of a Disabled Person🍉 @WheelerDax]

Supposedly #AskDontAssume was developed in conjunction with disabled people, but I've yet to see one defending it...

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If you know, you know.

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@uiscemortimer @the_mel_jar Sounds good in theory but I am not sure I would have been able to afford that. Paying for 20 sessions, on top of the other costs of qualifying, was almost too much as it was.

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@LMFTherapistVA One advantage of being an existential psychotherapist is that most people already have at least a vague awareness of existentialism as a concept.

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@riesinclair @IndigoDaya Agreed. Also Hursthouse, to add a contemporary name into the mix.

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@IndigoDaya It is definitely the text that most shifted my perspective on life. The idea that all emotions are only bad when they are disproportionate to the actual circumstance was liberating to me.