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26Apr

Processing Feelings of Loss after a Cancer Diagnosis

Mariana Panayides

cancer, illness, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Competing feelings of shock, denial and wanting to protect loved ones from seeing your anxiety are all common reactions to a cancer diagnosis says therapist Mariana Panayides
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01Feb

Dissociation: Understanding the Impact of Relational Trauma

Zoe Hassid

brain, dissociation, relationships, therapy, trauma

Therapists

After a trauma many people struggle with feeling dissociated from their bodies. London therapist Zoe Hassid explains dissociation
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25Jan

The Body Keeps the Score

Julia Bueno

anxiety, books, emdr, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Bessel Van Der Kolk's "brilliant synthesis of contemporary thinking about the impact of trauma on the body and mind" The Body Keeps the Score is reviewed by therapist Julia Bueno
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25Aug

The Relationship Between Trauma and Dissociation

Richard Cross

dissociation, emdr, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Glasgow-based relational psychotherapist Richard Cross explains the relationship between trauma and dissociation, and how EMDR can help
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08Aug

Afraid to Break Your Own Rules?

Karen Pollock

change, trauma

Therapists

Are some of your self-imposed rules - conscious or unconscious - out of date? Do your behaviours still help you today, or are they left over from past experiences?
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20Jul

Overcoming Claustrophia with EMDR

Christa Stadtler

emdr, fear, phobia, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Christa Stadtler describes using EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) to treat a man with fear of enclosed spaces
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13Jun

Boarding School: Where Neglect is Institutionalised

Nick Duffell

boardingschool, education, school, society, trauma

Mind

Boarding schools deprive vulnerable children of parental presence, and open up the possibility of sexual abuse writes psychotherapist and author Nick Duffell
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19Apr

How the Trauma of Boarding School Shaped Me

Susanna Hoare

boardingschool, childhood, education, family, school, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Susanna Hoare shares how her time at boarding school shaped her identity and relationships
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25Feb

How Therapy Unlocked the Past for a Client with Trauma

Nicole Addis

experienceoftherapy, family, PTSD, therapy, trauma, women

Therapists

Jenny thought she was going to therapy as a response to the trauma of being mugged, but what she discovered ran far deeper
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05Feb

​Why We Need More Mental Health Services for the Military

Stand Down

counselling, depression, men, PTSD, trauma, women

Mind

Stand Down is a new charity which offers free, confidential online counselling to military men and women
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