Author Archives: Sophia
Dr Seuss wisdom
Dr Seuss wisdom for health care professionals: “Unless someone like youcares a whole awful lotnothing is going to get better.It’s not”
Recommended readings for CBT for anxiety
BECK J. Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond. New York, Guildford Press. DRYDEN W & BRANCH R eds. The CBT handbook. London: SAGE Publications, 2012. SIMMONS J & GRIFFITHS R. CBT for beginners. London: SAGE Publications, 2009. WESTBROOK D, KENNERLEY H … Continue reading
Recommended Readings for the Mindful Therapist
“Mindful Therapy: A Guide for Therapists and Helping Professionals” Thomas Bien “Therapeutic Presence: A mindful approach to effective therapy” Shari Geller & Leslie Greenberg “The Mindful Path to Self-compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions” Christopher Germer “Mindfulness and … Continue reading
Recommended Readings for the Therapeutic Alliance
Ackerman, SJ, & Hilsenroth, MJ. “A Review of Therapist Characteristics and Techniques Negatively Impacting the Therapeutic Alliance” Psychotherapy, 2001: 38: 171-185 Ackerman, SJ, & Hilsenroth, MJ. “A Review of Therapist Characteristics and Techniques Positively Impacting the Therapeutic Alliance” Clinical Psychology … Continue reading
Peace, silence and kindness
As most of you know, I’ll be away till just after Christmas and I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I’m looking forward to further exciting and moving explorations and reflections in 2014. … Continue reading
Recommended Readings for Supportive Psychotherapy
Appelbaum, A.H. “Supportive Psychotherapy” Focus, 2005, 438-449 Battaglia, J. “5 keys to Good Results with Supportive Psychotherapy” CurrentPsychiatry, 2007: 6: 27-34 Geller, S, & Greenberg, L. “Therapeutic presence: a mindful approach to effective therapy” Misch, DA. “Basic Strategies of Dynamic … Continue reading
50 ways to leave your lover
In their song from 1975 Simon and Garfunkel observed that “there must be 50 ways to leave your lover”. They were wrong of course. There is many, many more ways to end a relationship and over the years I have … Continue reading
Thank you
I want to express my gratitude to those of you who have shuffled your appointment around or given it up altogether because someone experiencing acute depression, anxiety, grief, loss or trauma has needed an urgent appointment. I don’t like to … Continue reading
The unexamined life
Psychotherapists are fond of quoting Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living”. This is not surprising as most of us go into this field because we are analytical and introspective with an interest in existential concerns. There is probably … Continue reading
5 Books Every Therapist Ought to Read
“Between Therapist and Client: The New Relationship” Michael Kahn “The gift of therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients ” Irvin D. Yalom “Loves Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy” Irvin D. Yalom “Mindfulness … Continue reading