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07Oct

Andrea McLean on How Her Breakdown Led Her to Therapy

Welldoing

cbt, coronavirus, experienceoftherapy, video

Mind

Loose Women's Andrea McLean suffered a breakdown last year due to unprocessed trauma and stress. She talks to Louise Chunn about how therapy helped her recover her sense of wellbeing and optimism, even in the Covid period
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30Sep

Sam Baker's Life-Saving Experience of EMDR Therapy

Welldoing

emdr, experienceoftherapy, menopause, video, women

Mind

Author of The Shift, Sam Baker has written about mid-life for women, and her own experience of an abusive relationship which she finally sought help with using EMDR therapy
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10Sep

Therapy Has Been Part of My Life for More than 40 Years

Malcolm Stern

experienceoftherapy, men, suicide

Mind

Malcolm Stern first entered therapy to resolve repeated destructive patterns in relationships and difficulties around intimacy; he returned when his daughter tragically took her life aged 33.
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25Aug

Psychotherapy Gave Me Hope

Outing Therapy

experienceoftherapy

Mind

Blogger Outing Therapy shares her experience of therapy, and the three main ways seeing a therapist has helped her live a more hopeful life.
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14Jul

One Session of EMDR Helped Me Overcome Trauma and Flashbacks

Jane Alexander

emdr, experienceoftherapy

Mind

Writer Jane Alexander suffered with PTSD and flashbacks after an accident. Here she shares her experience of EMDR, which helped her feel better after just one session.
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26Jun

Starting Psychotherapy Was the Best Decision I Ever Made

Elizabeth Vann

bipolar, experienceoftherapy, self-harm

Mind

Elizabeth Vann shares her experience of therapy, from working through self-harm to exploring a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. She estimates 19 years of therapy have cost over £30,000 – but she deems it the best decision she ever made.
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18Jun

5 Things That Help Me Cope With Depression

Andy Salkeld

depression, experienceoftherapy, mensmentalhealth, tips

Mind

Andy Salkeld considers starting therapy the best decision he ever made – here, he shares his five ways of managing long-term depression
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17Jun

Why Are Therapists So Fascinating To Their Clients?

Joanna Briscoe

books, experienceoftherapy, therapists

Mind

Shielded from view by necessary confidentiality and ethical boundaries, therapists often fascinate clients and the general public. Writer Joanna Briscoe shares her own experiences of therapy and how these have informed her new novel, The Seduction.
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10Jun

How Hypnotherapy Helped Me Regain My Confidence

Alexandra Smith

bereavement, breakups, experienceoftherapy, hypnotherapy, relationships, self

Mind

A series of bereavements and a painful break up left Alexandra with damaged confidence and existential anxieties around death. Here she shares the hypnotherapy experience that helped her regain her self-confidence and overcome her grief.
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21May

10 Reasons Your Therapist Might Not Tell You What To Do

Rakhi Chand

experienceoftherapy, therapy

Therapists

Therapists and counsellors differ in how much direction, suggestion or opinion they offer their clients. Therapist Rakhi Chand offers 10 reasons why therapists may generally avoid telling their clients 'what to do'.
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