Is there a connection between theology, religion and psychotherapy? Yes, but the connection is an historical one, or one that is made by specific niches of professionals. The field of psychology springs out of the field of philosophy and theology at the end of the 19th century with the work of Wilhelm Wundt. Wilhelm Wundt wanted to turn...
Read MoreSo what’s the difference when someone says to you “I am going to therapy”, or “I am seeing a counselor” or “I am doing therapy” or yet again “I am seeking counseling”. With over 400 official therapeutic modalities recognised by some federation or other institution just in the field of mental health, there can be no shortness of confusion among...
Read MoreEMDR is a new talk-therapy practice on the block. It is a new flavor of talk-therapy. During an EMDR session you speak with your therapist about particularly traumatic events and then, when you or your therapist sense that you are feeling strong negative emotions (often connected to a traumatic experience), the therapists guides you through a...
Read MoreAll therapists in this world, whatever the instrument or modality of their work, aim at improving the wellness of their clients. Whether we do so by allowing the unspeakable to be spoken and verbalized, or the untouchable to be touched and sensed in the body, or the unfeelable to be felt and cried out, we all work to improve the wellbeing of our...
Read More‘Therapy’ is a colloquial word that stands short for one of the many talk-therapy based processes out there in the world, including psychiatry. Psychiatry therefore is a form of talk-therapy, but unlike psychotherapy or counselling it is empowered, or disempowered, depending on how you view medication, by the use of prescribed medication....
Read MoreIf you ever thought of having suffered a relational trauma, particularly in your childhood, entertaining the thought of having been a victim of abuse would have come along with it. Let's have a look at some of the ways in which identifying with the position of being a victim can have negative repercussions on our
Read MoreChemistry is a correlate of wellbeing and one that is rightly appreciated by psychiatrists and mental health professionals at large. Marijuana affects one’s mental chemical states in ways that have been studied extensively and the correlation between these effects and mental and emotional wellbeing are generally speaking not
Read MoreI had a customer once asking me this question within their first few minutes of talk-therapy with me: “Is my self-diagnosed trauma condition a mistake Nicolas? Or not?”. Not knowing much about this person I took a step back and said: “If your self-diagnosis has allowed you to feel like you are more in control of your own future, then this is not...
Read MoreIf you are reading this, you have already kick-started your therapy! So before reading ahead, give yourself a pat on the shoulder. As psychotherapists and counselors we know that the client’s willingness to address their struggle, search for someone, and take contact is already a great sign of positive change, the very same change we will call...
Read MoreIn all admittance, the first thing to say here is that a bad therapeutic alliance can occur and it can be re-traumatizing. That’s the worst scenario, but I believe this happens rarely compared to the number of good therapy alliances and sessions that occur daily in the world. Of course, these more rare events are the ones that make the news. The...
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