‘The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) has apologised for dropping an article about Jewish trauma resulting from Hamas’s assault on Israel on 7 October from its magazine over “a concern around sensitivities”. Guardian Newspaper 2024 Antisemitism, the assumption of inferiority based on race, has recently (and yet again) joined a wide range of other forms … [Read more…]
When I first signed up to join LDRPT, I rather naively thought it would be like my previous training experiences; namely in the psychodynamic/analytic field, I was somewhat surprised when this was not the case. Looking back, I am glad this happened as I learnt what it is like to have the rich experience of … [Read more…]
As we are faced with ever increasing challenges of discordance, disharmony, destruction, and death, where do psychotherapists sit. Working with couples who may be exercised by the current wars we are all facing, watching, and reading about, perhaps personally impacted, distressed, or traumatized– how do we manage our own processes? There is much written and … [Read more…]
As I begin step back from my 8 years of taking PRT trainees through the London Diploma, I reflect on familiar issues that emerge with students year on year. One such issue is a student split that surfaces early on both within the group and within the trainees themselves. This is the separation between those … [Read more…]
New Relationship Energy (NRE) is bloody brilliant! It’s intense, thrilling, and the sex is great. But it’s also comes with pitfalls we can’t ignore, no matter how wonderful it feels. If you’re a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist working with clients in the throes of a new relationship, it’s worth knowing that what’s going on for … [Read more…]
I had occasion to drive to the Midlands recently and noticed that fuel was 30p more per litre than non-motorway petrol stations. The same product, vastly different price. How could this be? It led me to considering recognised and approved PRT trainings. Many of which are around the same price, but are they the same … [Read more…]
Whilst we all understand PRT is an area of specialism which requires dedicated and high quality training it is, at its core psychotherapy. How do the clients understand this and how do practitioners position it? When seen as a specialist area of psychotherapy, assessment goes beyond the specific information gatheringof their sexual history, organic and … [Read more…]
What does it mean to train as a psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist? The Oxford English dictionary as the definition of vocation (from the latinvocare meaning to call), is defined as a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation…especially regarded as worthy and requiring dedication, but also includes a trade or profession. A profession on the … [Read more…]
One of the researchers at project Sigma, some time ago, told me about their difficulties in engaging with (young) straight men largely. He felt that these were largely invisible to the academic eye, as in most therapy trainings, in therapy rooms and in mental health services. In his field of expertise, it rendered a largeish … [Read more…]
Diversity, often at the forefront of our thinking, as it needs to be. However, I have some concern that it is at times a narrow lens through which some look. A recognition and understanding of cultural diversityis essential to work well with relationships/couples and individuals and I suggest we need to broaden how we see … [Read more…]