Someone called me up this morning – from a recruitment agency. (I work contracts so I get a lot of[...]
The Philadelphia AssociationThe Philadelphia Association
0 Comments 8:03 pmThe Philadelphia Association is a psychotherapy training organisation based in London. They were set up by the maverick sixties psychiatrist[...]
Why you can’t leave (1)Why you can’t leave (1)
0 Comments 11:13 amOne reason why it is so hard to leave therapy – why people so quickly become so hooked and entangled[...]
The tricks of psychoanalysis (1)The tricks of psychoanalysis (1)
0 Comments 12:41 pmIn psychoanalysis the analyst encourages the ‘patient’ into a state of phantasy and illusion. How do they do this? The[...]
That there is no effort in being “in therapy” tells us something about itThat there is no effort in being “in therapy” tells us something about it
0 Comments 12:00 pmTherapy promises, amongst other benefits, that it will aid “self-development”. Think for one moment. Being “in therapy” requires no effort[...]
No responseNo response
0 Comments 1:31 pmYour psychotherapist will NEVER respond to you. (The exception is if they break their own rules of engagement and step[...]
Review: Celebration of Awareness by Ivan IllichReview: Celebration of Awareness by Ivan Illich
0 Comments 6:02 pmThis book is a collection of illich’s papers and presentations on a range of themes. Quite a few concern the[...]
Therapy aphorismsTherapy aphorisms
0 Comments 1:29 pmTherapy aphorisms The “therapeutic relationship” Therapy makes a great deal about the “therapeutic relationship”. What is the quality of this[...]
Life is like piloting your shipLife is like piloting your ship
0 Comments 1:31 pmAn analogy. Living your life is like piloting a ship. You have to learn to avoid the rocks. If you[...]
Thoughtful critique of ADHD from AustraliaThoughtful critique of ADHD from Australia
0 Comments 11:14 pmThis is a good overview of the territory of the ADHD drugging programme. The paper is by a practising psychologist[...]