I would like to share with you, an article and talk that I provided for Wounds UK. The focus of the talk at the conference was for the nurses who were there, but this topic is relevant and adaptable to all. It explores Anxiety, Relationship with Self, Psychological Tension and Conditions of Worth. The below article was published after the talk, asContinue Reading

Here is the writing from Barry Grant, which introduces and explores the idea of Principled and Instrumental nondirectiveness in person-centred and client-centred therapy (Person-Centred Review 5:77-88 – 1990) Principled Nondirectiveness – an expression of an absence of the intention to make anything in particular happen, and of an openness to following the client’s direction (grounded in respect for the client) Instrumental Nondirectiveness – TheContinue Reading

19 Proposition Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers’ 19 Propositions – ‘A Theory of Personality and Behavior’ (1951) is one of the most essential capturings of a person-centred view of personality dynamics and behaviour, but can also be one of the hardest bits of Rogers theory to get your head around! I’ve explained and simplified them here…Continue Reading

Sticky

In this article, I hope to tackle the on-going trend of integration and pluralism across many different approaches to Counselling. I focus particularly on the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as this appears to be the most common pairing and, in my opinion, mismatch.Continue Reading