Why do we need to look beyond ‘mental disorders’ when handling intense emotions?
Here Bridie Gallagher writes about why we need to explore beyond the ‘illness narrative’ to understand why people might feel the way they do.
Category: Counselling
Using a Framework of Hope during the Covid-19 Crisis
Hope During Covid-19; a post from JKP Religion author, Laura Shay During this Covid-19 pandemic, how do we help ourselves and the patients and the…
FREE RESOURCE: Creative Activities to Cope with Depression!
Jennifer Guest’s new activity book uses the principles of CBT as well as illustrated worksheets to help people understand and manage their symptoms of depression.…
Interview with Author Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D.
Can you briefly outline your history working with children and teens? My undergrad was in school psychology; I graduated in 1995 from the Catholic University…
Writing About Anxiety and how it makes you REALLY anxious.
Sue Knowles and Bridie Gallagher are both Clinical Psychologists and alongside Phoebe McEwen, a college student who has experienced anxiety herself, wrote ‘The Anxiety Survival…
Counselling Gentleman Jack – therapist Sam Hope considers Anne Lister
The author of Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide imagines what it would be like to counsel Anne Lister, the…
For Decades we’ve been Neglecting Birth Parents of Adopted Children
“Like a light in the Dark” A blog by Joanne Alper, Editor of new book – Supporting Birth Parents Whose Children Have Been Adopted. Sometimes when…
Get Your (Skinny Clothing) Skeletons OUT Of The Closet
As the summer days unfold many women–moms in particular, are encountered with body image insecurities hidden in the closet for many months. Here, Linda Shanti…
New to Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees?
Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees is a new resource essential for those who are new to working with asylum seekers and refugees. Drawing on…
Why it is so Hard for White People to Understand White Privilege
A blog by Judy Ryde, author of White Privilege Unmasked. I am struck by how difficult it is for even well-meaning white people to understand…