Read our posts about experienceoftherapy

03Nov

When the Therapist You Choose is Not Right For You

Rae Ritchie

counselling, experienceoftherapy, therapy

Mind

Rae Ritchie didn't know how to find a counsellor to help her. Now she believes the wrong person can do more harm than good
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18Oct

Can You Grieve Something You Never Had?

Clara Bridges

child, experienceoftherapy, identity, mother, therapy

Mind

I never had unconditional acceptance from my mother, but with therapy I am finally experiencing what that feels like, writes Clara Bridges
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05Oct

I was Sexually Attracted to My Therapist

Clara Bridges

emotions, experienceoftherapy, love, sex, therapy

Relationships

I was shocked to be sexually attracted to my older, female therapist. But talking to her about this "erotic transference" has helped me understand it
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15Sep

My 3 Therapy Sessions that Changed Everything

Rae Ritchie

experienceoftherapy, self, therapy

Mind

A client with borderline personality disorder finds her life turned around by three sessions of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
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24Aug

What You Want Isn't Always What You Need in Therapy

Clara Bridges

experienceoftherapy, self, therapy

Mind

How do you choose the right therapist? Clara Bridges lists the three lessons about choosing a therapist that being in therapy has taught her
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04Aug

Bringing Art to Therapy and Me to Life

Rae Freeman

art, creativity, experienceoftherapy, family, therapy

Mind

When Rae started bringing her teenage and current art to therapy, she found she was finally able to share long-suppressed emotions
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24Feb

James Brown: 'Therapy Saved My Life'

James Brown

addiction, counselling, experienceoftherapy, men, therapy

Mind

Former hell-raising editor of lads mag Loaded, James Brown says therapy has helped him go from chaos to emotional calm
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19Feb

A Letter to My Therapist, from a Client Struggling in Therapy

Rae Freeman

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, self, therapy

Mind

A depressed young woman wants to tell her therapist how grateful she is for their weekly sessions together
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18Jan

How Therapy Helped Me Deal with Treatment-Resistant Depression

Polly Allen

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, self, therapy, woman

Mind

After seven years of trying to alleviate her clinical depression, journalist Polly Allen finally found the right therapist to help her
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27Nov

How Do I Feel? Therapy's Big Question

Rae Freeman

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, self, therapy, women

Mind

Rae Freeman shares her experience of therapy, which helped her learn how to identify and express her feelings
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