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01Feb

Why My Experience of Therapy Led Me to Train as a Therapist

Karin Blak

experienceoftherapy

Mind

Karin Blak had two poor experiences of therapy before deciding to train herself. The therapy she had during her training changed everything, and helped her overcome her past difficulties.
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26Jan

How Times Writer Oliver Kamm Used CBT to Beat Clinical Depression

Louise Chunn

cbt, depression, experienceoftherapy, video

Mind

The Times columnist Oliver Kamm was thrown into the pit of despair by clinical depression. His book Mending the Mind describes his recovery and explores the science and art of overcoming severe depression.
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12Nov

7 Ways Art Therapy Has Helped Me

Trishna Patnaik

art, arttherapy, creativity, experienceoftherapy

Mind

Trishna Patnaik shares her experience of art therapy and how she uses the process of making art to balance her mental health and wellbeing
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05Nov

What It's Like to Bump Into Your Therapist in Person

Emma Kilburn

experienceoftherapy

Mind

Therapists are unlikely to disclose information about their private lives to their clients, so what happens when you unexpectedly bump into your therapist in person? Client and trainee psychotherapist Emma Kilburn shares her experience
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27Oct

Therapy Has Been Invaluable in Learning to Live With My Diagnosis of Adult ADHD

Emma Mahony

ADHD, experienceoftherapy

Mind

Emma Mahony was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. Here she explains the role therapy played in her diagnosis and in learning to understanding her condition and how it fits into her life.
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12Oct

Sands Ambassador Genelle Aldred Shares Her Experience of Baby Loss

Welldoing

bereavement, experienceoftherapy, grief, loss, miscarriage, PND, video

Mind

For Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020, we speak to Sands ambassador Genelle Aldred about her own experience of baby loss and therapy
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07Oct

Andrea McLean on How Her Breakdown Led Her to Therapy

Welldoing

cbt, coronavirus, experienceoftherapy, video

Mind

Loose Women's Andrea McLean suffered a breakdown last year due to unprocessed trauma and stress. She talks to Louise Chunn about how therapy helped her recover her sense of wellbeing and optimism, even in the Covid period
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30Sep

Sam Baker's Life-Saving Experience of EMDR Therapy

Welldoing

emdr, experienceoftherapy, menopause, video, women

Mind

Author of The Shift, Sam Baker has written about mid-life for women, and her own experience of an abusive relationship which she finally sought help with using EMDR therapy
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10Sep

Therapy Has Been Part of My Life for More than 40 Years

Malcolm Stern

experienceoftherapy, men, suicide

Mind

Malcolm Stern first entered therapy to resolve repeated destructive patterns in relationships and difficulties around intimacy; he returned when his daughter tragically took her life aged 33.
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25Aug

Psychotherapy Gave Me Hope

Outing Therapy

experienceoftherapy

Mind

Blogger Outing Therapy shares her experience of therapy, and the three main ways seeing a therapist has helped her live a more hopeful life.
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