The Therapy Show

We discuss the routes to becoming a psychotherapist, the length of different courses, the qualifications required and the significance of SCoPEd. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/oRvTZMX0HPo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy session? Do you want t...

We discuss how and when therapists move towards becoming a clinical supervisor. Is there a good time to become a supervisor? How will we know when we're ready to progress? To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/-XcgLYzxJxM Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therap...

We discuss the increasing popularity of fortnightly psychotherapy? Is it purely for the economical reasons of the client or does a deeper psychological process lie beneath it? How do therapists tackle the issue of money with their clients but also with themselves? To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://y...

We discuss how therapists decide to enter the world of psychotherapy: is it a vocation or a business decision? What lies beneath our decisions, and are we aware of them? To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/gp52zLaCduY Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy sess...

We discuss the reasons why therapists might avoid taking difficult cases to supervision, which clients get missed, the supervisor - supervisee dynamic and how we all might avoid being challenged. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/mAvm9BoxB5c Do you want to know what actually happens behind...

We discuss the complex issue of timing within the therapy session and therapy relationship. We look at how we can mistime and overwhelm our clients and move onto the various practicalities to consider. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/2-K5HdjLxrM Do you want to know what actually happens b...

We discuss if it's acceptable for therapists to reveal their own vulnerabilities to clients, if we do, what can we share and what would be the clinical purpose? To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/FXL9GNGFSfQ Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy ses...

We explore what therapists should consider as they plan for their retirement from clinical practice: for their clients, their business and for themselves. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/97Jo-e9xYT4 Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy session? Do you...

We discuss the therapeutic relationship with our clients and how a therapeutic alliance begins within the attachment process. We discuss how to attune to our clients so they can build the trust to allow themselves to be all that they can be. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠ https://youtu.be/nbe8UW-9uLs Do you...

We discuss the importance of safeguarding, contracts and boundaries in this client work. We explain the Transactional Analysis concept of the Lifescript and how this, plus the identification of the client's unmet relational needs, provides vital information for the work. We also explore when to refer a client onto an alternate therapist. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/...

We discuss whether clients ever truly forget events from their past and the reasons why this might happen. We explain how to work therapeutically with this issue and explore the traps for therapists to avoid. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠ https://youtu.be/wO5ZAhIxWEg Do you want to know what actually happen...

We discuss the ethical responsibility of therapists and the requirement to create a clinical will. We explore the intricate details of a clinical will, the role of the executor of the will, the tasks involved and how to avoid possible problems. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/gr5jcFPdp3Y Do you...

We discuss how dependency within the therapeutic relationship can remove the client's agency and autonomy. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/OZbquTvaEX4 Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy session? Do you want to explore the mind of a master psychotherapis...

We discuss the ethical issue of touch in the therapy session: when it can be useful but also how boundaries can be crossed leaving therapists vulnerable to possible complaints. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/CpCh1-R0w18 ⁠⁠⁠ Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the t...

We discuss seating plans for different client groups, the clinical reasons for how different modalities furnish their therapy space and some possible transference issues. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/XG96Mu-3GA8 ⁠ Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy s...

We discuss what clients might expect from a therapist and how rigidity in treatment planning can hinder the therapeutic relationship. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/HKg4BXjtp9c Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy session? Do you want to explore the mind...

We discuss what usually brings clients into therapy, and the human need to understand ourselves To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/RsbOp_vBYaM Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy session? Do you want to explore the mind of a master psychotherapist and demys...

We discuss how the inner critic is the enemy of poor mental health and we provide a 7-point guide for therapists to help the client to cultivate their own self-compassion. We also highlight the importance of therapist's own self-compassion. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/zmzrDPVbWOg...

We discuss the different types of therapeutic groups, the power of group psychotherapy in the service of healing and important aspects to ensure the group runs smoothly. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/rqPErdj16kA Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy sess...

We discuss the different definitions of Integrative psychotherapy: 1) the amalgamation of different psychotherpeutic schools and 2) the relational approach developed by Richard Erskine based on Transactional Analysis theory. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/Td0ymAhBr_Q Do you want to know wh...

We discuss Bessel van der Kolk's book (2014) and how the body holds trauma, even if the trauma is out of our awareness. Using the body as a way to work with trauma is very effective but must be conducted in a safe way. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/Tb1aS1tUEr4 Do you want to know what...

We discuss the difference between being alone, aloneness and loneliness and the corresponding treatment plans. How the therapist can avoid getting stuck, and how life events such as retirement or Covid lockdowns can affect us on a deeper level. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠ https://youtu.be/GUCbDnjX4Ew Do...

We discuss how we can internalise our care givers and significant other's negative narrative, and how we can grow up believing this narrative to be our own. We discuss how to address this in the therapy session and the pitfalls to avoid. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠ https://youtu.be/BJ27KOrSqZo Do you...

We discuss 2-chair work in therapy: providing a step-by-step guide and the protective measures therapists need to consider before, during and after the work is completed. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: https://youtu.be/Np4_gnOu61M Do you want to know what actually happens behind closed doors of the therapy ses...

We discuss how most clients will resist change and how they will do this in the therapy room. We explore how therapists can make the client aware of this process and help the client to create a different outcome. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 To listen on You Tube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ https://youtu.be/tnTSizPojg0 Do you want to know what actua...