Freud’s ‘The Ego and the Id’ 100 Years On
Freud’s The Ego and the Id (TEI) was first published 100 years ago, in April 1923. I am taking this anniversary as an opportunity to…
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Therapy: State of Play in the UK 2022 – A Personal View
In the following blog, ‘therapy’ is used as a term to describe both ‘counselling’ and ‘psychotherapy’ and the term ‘therapist’ is used to describe both…
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Evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice, NICE, IAPT and CBT: A short history
Evidence-based medicine can be conceptualised as a three-legged stool in which ‘the use of evidence (first leg) is to be balanced with the expertise of…
The Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Notes in the Margins)
Recently I presented at the Sussex Counselling and Psychotherapy AGM about the future of counselling and psychotherapy as I see it. Very kindly, SCAP, as…
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Counselling and Psychotherapy: What’s the Difference?
One problem, inherent in debates about therapy, is the use of the different terms ‘counselling’, ‘psychotherapy’ and ‘therapy’. There are some ‘counsellors’ and some ‘psychotherapists’…
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First thoughts on SCoPEd 2
As at the time of SCoPEd 1 a year ago I am confused by the need for SCoPEd (The Scope of Practice and Education for…
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