04 Mar Reading as Therapy
One sure sign that my clients are stressed, is that they have lost their ability to read. They tell me about a lack of focus, of not being able to sit still with a book and get into it. Not only is this a very...
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21 Aug Ways to Get Out Of Depression
Ten Ways to Get Out Of Depression Whether you have been diagnosed with clinical depression, or have been feeling sad or down for a while, there are ways that can often help this shift. In this article, I look at ten ways to help yourself get...
13 Aug The Dark Side of The Human Needs: Book Review
In Human Givens Psychotherapy, our needs underpin much of what we do. I've written more about our human needs here, but to summarise they are: security, control, intimacy, status, attention, privacy, meaning and purpose, achievement, and community. If one or more needs are not being...
18 Jul Needing Your Own Space
Finding and Needing Your Own Space “Instantly there issued, like a guardian angel barring the way with a flutter of black gown instead of white wings, a deprecating, silvery, kindly gentleman, who regretted in a low voice as he waved me back that ladies are only...
23 Jun What Are The Human Givens?
What are The Human Givens and why use them in therapy?...