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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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13May

Keeping OCD at Bay During Covid-19

Stuart Large

coronavirus, experienceoftherapy, OCD, video

Mind

Stuart Large, who has OCD, shares an interview with Dr Lynne Drummond, the national lead on OCD at St George's, about what people can do if they are struggling
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08Apr

How Does Online Therapy Differ From In-Person?

Paul Steen

coronavirus, experienceoftherapy, onlinetherapy

Mind

A long-time therapy client Paul Steen describes the difference in talking to his therapist via video link from being with him in the room
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30Dec

How Cindy Found Herself Through Therapy

Angela Neustatter

childhood, experienceoftherapy, trauma

Mind

Living with the scars of childhood pain, Cindy turned to therapy to help her discover herself
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06Nov

Therapy Helped Me Come Back to Life After Military Trauma

Walking With The Wounded

experienceoftherapy, men, PTSD

Mind

Walking With The Wounded helps ex-military service people like Neil recover from PTSD and psychological trauma
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05Sep

EMDR Therapy Transformed My Life

David Barge

depression, emdr, experienceoftherapy

Mind

After many years in therapy, both in training and as a client, David Barge discovered EMDR had the potential to heal long-term difficulties
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01Aug

Help Me's Marianne Power: 'Seeing a Therapist Was a Relief'

Louise Chunn

books, experienceoftherapy, therapy

Mind

Testing self-help books by living by a different one every month did not help journalist Marianne Power find happiness. She tells Louise Chunn that therapy did a better job
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