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…]
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” C G Jung from Modern Man In Search Of A Soul, 1933 Here we have a fairly prominent TV presenter who owns his avid dislike for a woman in the public eye. If you believe … [Read more…]
This morning, over breakfast I came across a posting by the British Association for Counselling: “Only 12% of the UK population realise that anyone can call themselves a counsellor or psychotherapist …People need to know why to choose a therapist who is on a Professional Standards Authority accredited register”. Not unlike the current conservative government which … [Read more…]
Judi & Bernd have participated in a new video explaining the background of the creation of the LDPRT. The video is embedded on the ‘Details of Teaching‘ page, and it also presented below.
As we progress through some of the most significant Jewish holidays I am again drawn to the topic of the ‘hidden minority’. Jews of varying degrees of observance or orthodoxy are now increasingly seeking both individual and couples therapy – with both Jewish and non-Jewish therapists. For the first time, COSRT asked me to facilitate … [Read more…]
The profession, I’d say, is in a mess. This could be said to apply to psychotherapy in general, but, actually, psychosexual and relationship therapy too seems to be somewhat at sea. Decades ago, as a result of the Rugby Conference 1982, counselling and psychotherapy separated out into ‘counselling’ and ‘psychotherapy’, for those who were keen … [Read more…]
“A program, organization, or system that is trauma-informed realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for healing; recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in staff, clients, and others involved with the system; and responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, practices, and settings.” (SAMHSA, 2012, p. 4) We … [Read more…]
There has been much in the news lately about Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which I was bestruck by some twenty-five years ago. At the time I was facilitating a group and one member said to me ‘Judi, I think you have had a stroke’ – there was no pain at the time and at that point … [Read more…]