Category Archives: For Clinicians

Dr Seuss wisdom for health care professionals: “Unless someone like youcares a whole awful lotnothing is going to get better.It’s not”

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 →

“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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

“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 →

CBT Resources: http://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/ http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/ http://www.crufad.org/ Mindfulness and Meditation Resources: http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/ http://www.self-compassion.org/ http://www.tarabrach.com/ http://www.fragrantheart.com/ http://www.buddhanet.net/ http://www.beyondthemind.com/ Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) resources: http://www.actmindfully.com.au/ http://contextualscience.org/act Personality Disorders Resources: http://www.upstate.edu/psych/education/psychotherapy/dynamic_decon.php http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/psychopath.htm http://ihmri.uow.edu.au/projectairstrategy/index.html General Psychology and Psychiatry Resources: http://www.psychotherapynetworker.org http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/