Posts tagged with 'emotions'
Arntz & Jacob's new book "Schema therapy in practice": some introductory comments
15th November 2012
Arnoud Arntz & Gitta Jacob's new book "Schema therapy in practice: an introductory guide to the schema mode approach" was published last month. The book's back cover states "Schema Therapy in Practice presents a comprehensive introduction to schema therapy for nonspecialist practitioners wishing to incorporate it into their practice. The …
Written exposure therapy: how do you do it?
27th October 2012
(This post on "Written exposure therapy" is downloadable both as a PDF file and as a Word doc) Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. James Hollingworth In yesterday's post - "One of the most exciting therapeutic writing …
One of the most exciting therapeutic writing studies for years
25th October 2012
Denise Sloan, associate director at the US National Center for PTSD, has produced many fine publications on therapeutic writing. However I think she has surpassed herself with her most recent: Sloan, D. M., B. P. Marx, et al. (2012). "Written exposure as an intervention for PTSD: A randomized clinical trial …
Going back for a university reunion: emotional intelligence, group work & learning to relate more deeply (3rd post)
19th August 2012
"God guard me from those thoughts men think in the mind alone; he that sings a lasting song, thinks in a marrow bone." W. B. Yeats "We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection. This protection comes at a steep price. When we are …
Leeds BABCP conference: workshop on emotion processing in chronic fatigue syndrome - new ways to improve outcomes? (4th post)
29th June 2012
I wrote yesterday on stress, abuse & mind-body links that might be relevant for some chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers. There is a good deal of research too on other - possibly linked - vulnerability factors that may predispose some people to later development of fatigue problems - including a number …
Leeds BABCP conference: workshop on emotion processing in chronic fatigue syndrome - stress, abuse & mind-body links (3rd post)
28th June 2012
I wrote yesterday about current outcomes achievable through using CBT or GET for chronic fatigue syndrome. The results of the PACE trial produced something of an outcry in several patient organizations. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), like for example chronic low back pain, is a very genuine disorder with major disabling …
Leeds BABCP conference: workshop on emotion processing in chronic fatigue syndrome - current CBT treatment results (2nd post)
27th June 2012
In yesterday's post, I described the pre-workshop publicity for this day on treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome. How did I find the workshop in actual practice? Well, I enjoyed meeting Trudie Chalder. She came across as very alive, friendly, bright, knowledgeable. Great. And her two decades or so of dedicated …
Leeds BABCP conference: pre-conference workshop on emotion processing in chronic fatigue syndrome with Trudie Chalder (1st post)
26th June 2012
The 40th British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) conference is at Leeds University. As usual it's preceded by a choice of pre-conference workshops. Three of the nineteen initially on offer have been cancelled, but there's still a wealth of options. I'm due to go to Trudie Chalder, from …
The jazz trio metaphor: reworking the core conditions, relational depth, compassion, & two kinds of empathy (2nd post)
20th April 2012
In yesterday's post, I introduced the jazz trio metaphor ... head (observation/knowledge), heart (warmth/compassion) and gut (emotion/authenticity) ... and discussed both heart and, to some extent, head. Continuing this exploration of head "observation & knowledge". It's clear that cognitive empathy & perspective taking can be very helpful, but we need …
The jazz trio metaphor: reworking the core conditions, relational depth, compassion & two kinds of empathy (1st post)
19th April 2012
Working as a psychotherapist or counsellor, practising as a doctor, participating in interpersonal groupwork, and at the heart of relating deeply with another human being - I have internal reminders, charts, ways of helping myself be present in as constructive a way as I can. One inner chart or internal …