A Bunch of Therapists

This episode discusses betrayal, infidelity, self-abandonment, body dysmorphia, IVF, fertility struggles, shame, emotional disconnection and rebuilding your life after the end of a marriage. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by TAC Training School. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a therapist or are looking to enhance your clinical skills, TAC Training School offers a...

This episode discusses gambling addiction, shame, co-dependency, self-esteem and masculinity. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by The Awareness Centre Training School. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a therapist or are looking to enhance your clinical skills, TAC Training School offers a complete, supportive pathway into the profession. From foundation-level counsel...

This episode discusses childhood trauma, disordered eating, neglect, abuse, PTSD, narcissistic abuse, self-harm and suicide. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by The Awareness Centre Training School. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a therapist or are looking to enhance your clinical skills, TAC Training School offers a complete, supportive pathway into the profession...

This episode discusses anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, Bipolar Affective Disorder, and psychosis. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by The Awareness Centre, a leading counselling and psychotherapy practice in London with over 300 therapists, offering therapy both in person and online. With a range of fee options designed to make support more accessible, no GP referra...

This episode contains discussion around grief, loss, relationships, attachment, and food psychology. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by TAC Training School. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a therapist or are looking to enhance your clinical skills, TAC Training School offers a complete, supportive pathway into the profession. From foundation-level counselling cours...

This episode discusses childhood hardship, caring responsibilities, racism, perfectionism, overwork, stress, and serious health issues. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by TAC Training School. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a therapist or are looking to enhance your clinical skills, TAC Training School offers a complete, supportive pathway into the profession. From...

This episode discusses sex therapy, compulsive sexual behaviours, relationship dynamics, monogamy, conversion therapy, sex education, and pornography. This episode of A Bunch of Therapists is proudly sponsored by The Awareness Centre, a leading counselling and psychotherapy practice in London with over 300 therapists, offering therapy both in person and online. With a range of fee options designed...

This episode discusses supporting survivors of sexual abuse, undiagnosed dyslexia, overcoming adversity, football, youth work, and vulnerability. This episode is sponsored by The Awareness Centre.  The Awareness Centre offers counselling and psychotherapy in a way that feels genuinely accessible. From NHS talking therapies, private therapy, and a low cost counselling service, we love that they're...

This episode discusses eating disorders, cultural stoicism, vulnerability, depression, and body image. 🎧 Join us for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation with Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Transactional Analyst Sabine Tendas as she shares her transformative journey from struggling with an eating disorder in a culture that valued toughness to becoming a therapist who heals through th...

This episode contains themes of around racism, colourism, shame, educational inequality, and systemic discrimination. 🎧 Join us for a powerful and deeply personal conversation with psychotherapist Dr Derek McKenzie as he shares his extraordinary journey from facing severe racism and internalised colourism in 1970s South London to becoming a doctor who challenges Eurocentric norms in the therapy w...

This honest discussion explores how early experiences of not belonging can shape our sense of self, and why therapy became the catalyst for understanding and embracing her unique identity. This episode explores themes of dual heritage identity, racial identity, belonging, feeling like an outsider, and cultural displacement. 🎧 Join us for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation with psychoth...

This essential conversation offers invaluable insights for anyone struggling with abandonment fears, anger management, relationship difficulties, or seeking to understand how early experiences shape our adult lives. 🎧 Join us for a warm and deeply personal conversation with integrative therapist Alina Badescu as she shares her transformative journey from childhood abandonment and anger issues to...

This episode contains discussion around homophobia, family dynamics, identity, feeling different, sexual health, heteronormative standards, and therapeutic practice. 🎧 Join us for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation with psychosexual therapist and author Silva Neves as he shares his extraordinary journey from feeling like an outsider in a tiny rural French Alpine community to building a...

This episode contains discussion around migration, language barriers, childhood responsibilities, cultural identity, and personal therapy experiences. Join us for a moving and insightful conversation with therapist, psychologist and researcher Ezgi Erik as she shares her transformative journey from arriving in the UK at age 6 speaking no English to becoming a qualified therapist who specialises in...

This episode contains discussion around high control organisations, cults, religious trauma, coercive control, and therapeutic harm. Join us for an eye-opening and deeply personal conversation with counsellor Bruno Nice as he shares his extraordinary journey from being born into a high control religious group to becoming a therapist specialising in cult recovery and organisational trauma. This pow...

This episode contains discussion around burnout, anxiety, workplace stress, redundancy, and career transitions. Join us for an inspiring and honest conversation with corporate executive coach and mentor James Gellatley as he shares his transformative journey from a successful 25-year career in the City to discovering his true calling after burnout and redundancy. This thought-provoking discussion...

This episode contains discussion around ADHD, cultural expectations, gender inequality, relationship breakdown, depression, and career transitions. Join us for an inspiring and honest conversation with counsellor and former DJ Joy Zheng as she shares her transformative journey from struggling with self-worth in a society that valued boys over girls, to building a thriving private practice in Londo...

This episode contains discussion around relationship breakdown, low self-esteem, vulnerable young people, gang involvement, and creative therapy approaches. 🎧 Join us for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation with Child, Adolescent and Family Therapist ShediYah HatNebMaoo as she shares her unconventional journey from struggling in a turbulent relationship with low self-esteem to becoming...

This episode contains discussion around child loss, cancer, bereavement, grief, family resilience, and rebuilding after tragedy. 🎧 Join us for a deeply moving and inspirational conversation with psychotherapist Charlotte Allocca as she shares her extraordinary journey through unimaginable loss, from the devastating diagnosis of her daughter Rose's rare bone cancer to rebuilding her life and findi...

This episode contains discussion around ADHD, overwork, male vulnerability, family trauma, ancestral trauma, and career transitions. 🎧 Join us for a wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation with Gestalt psychotherapist Simon Jacobs as he shares his remarkable journey from building a highly successful advertising business to discovering his true calling in therapy, uncovering how childhood co...

This episode contains discussion around family relationship breakdown, young people's mental health (including self-harm and suicide ideation), body-based therapy approaches, and post-pandemic challenges. 🎧 Join us for an insightful and compassionate conversation with Gestalt psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor Jo Small as she shares her journey from growing up in a northern town before menta...

This episode contains discussion around anxiety, depression, male vulnerability, and pandemic mental health experiences. Join us for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation with counsellor, business-owner and economist Sorin Floti as he shares his unconventional journey from post-communist Romania to becoming a therapist in London, sparked by his own mental health struggles during the pandemic....

This episode contains discussion around nomadic childhood experiences, career transitions, therapy training, and alternative therapeutic approaches. Join us for an inspiring and wide-ranging conversation with psychotherapist, executive coach and businessman Ben McKie as he shares his remarkable journey from the music business to founding innovative therapeutic projects that blend Eastern wisdom wi...

This episode contains discussion around boarding school experiences, grief, attachment trauma, addiction, and toxic relationships. 🎧 Join us for a profound and insightful conversation with Counselling Psychologist Dr Jane Halsall as she shares her transformative journey from career change to specialising in grief and attachment, uncovering how early boarding school experiences shaped her ability...

This episode contains discussion around childhood bullying and stammering. 🎧 Join us for an extraordinary conversation with Professor Windy Dryden, one of the most influential figures in modern psychotherapy, as he shares his remarkable 50-year journey from a bullied schoolboy with a stammer to becoming a pioneering force in CBT and creator of revolutionary ONEplus therapy. This fascinating and w...