Counselling Psychology

Do you hate your body? Are you deeply dissatisfied with your appearance, shape, or weight—so much so that you avoid looking at yourself in the mirror, avoid certain social situations, or dread having your photo taken? If so, you are not alone. Body dissatisfaction and even body hatred have reached epidemic levels in our culture—particularly for women and girls. But you don't have to live your life consumed by feelings of shame and self-hatred. This workbook offers a way out of the darkness.

The impact of visual images all around us on clients who suffer from eating disorders; using phototherapy as a means of healing.

From foraging and hunting for food to (more recently) finding solace and peace in a beautiful vista, humans have long interacted with the natural world. Though a connection to nature runs deep in our DNA, however, people of the modern age are indoors almost 93 percent of the day. With that said, there is a growing evidence suggests that the natural world promotes mental and physical well-being, including stress relief, improved mood, and neurological benefits.

Brought to you by Penguin. **THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** Most of the psychiatric cases in this book are Benji’s patients. Some of them are his family. One of them is him. Unlocking the doors to the psych ward, NHS psychiatrist Dr Benji Waterhouse provides a fly-on-the-padded-wall...

»Fight, flight or freeze« – diese Reaktionen auf eine Gefahr oder ein traumatisches Ereignis sind inzwischen allgemein bekannt. Die weit verbreitete vierte Reaktion kommt gerade erst ans Licht: »Fawn« – zu deutsch der Bambi-Reflex. Betroffene suchen nach Sicherheit, indem sie sich an die Wünsche, Bedürfnisse und Anforderungen anderer anpassen. Anstatt ihre eigenen Träume zu verfolgen, helfen sie ständig anderen, deren Ziele zu erfüllen. Am schlimmsten: Sie haben immer das Gefühl, selbst schuld zu sein und unfähig, etwas zu ändern.

This book was written for ambitious, driven, and intentional therapists who are ready to outgrow the office, leave behind the outdated model of mental health, and make a bigger impact serving others as they ethically add group coaching. Cheers to getting paid for your knowledge, around the clock, and serving your ideal clients around the globe with your online group coaching program. All while earning back the success, freedom, and security you deserve.

This extraordinary book presents scenarios of one family's therapy experience and explains what underlies each encounter. You will discover the general patterns that are common to all families - stress, polarization and escalation, scapegoating, triangulation, blaming, and the diffusion of identity - and you will gain a vivid understanding of the intriguing field of family therapy.

When Dr. Brandy Engler opened her sex therapy practice for women in Manhattan, she got a big surprise. Most of the calls were from men. They wanted to talk about womanizing, porn addiction, impotence, prostitutes - and most of all, love.

À tous les âges de la vie, nous risquons de sombrer dans les mensonges. Si certains sont bénins, d'autres, plus graves, empoisonnent la vie familiale, conjugale et professionnelle. Or, s'il soulage à court terme, le mensonge se transforme souvent en esclavage. Brouillant le contact avec les émotions, il engendre frustration, amertume et colère. Et pourtant, derrière tout mensonge se cache un appel de détresse, une vérité qui doit être entendue. Heureusement, il est possible de guérir cette blessure fondamentale.

One of the most significant names in modern psychological and motivational philosophy is French mind theorist Emile Coué. His simple formula of using mantras or affirmations to reprogram your psyche like confidence, enthusiasm, and wellness inspired many self-help giants like Napoleon Hill, Maxwell Maltz, and Anthony Robbins. Thousands around the world swear by Coué’s approach. Even the Beatles used his key mantra—“Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” In this book, you will determine for yourself if his simple approach works.

The essential guide for families navigating the aftermath of sexual abuse in the home. When sexual abuse is discovered within a family, the resulting crisis can seem insurmountable. Parents face impossible choices, professionals offer conflicting advice, and everyone struggles with overwhelming emotions. Into this void steps Dr. Shanti Duncan with Healing Family Wounds, a comprehensive roadmap for families in their darkest hour.

Peter Fraenkel presents a practical, creative, integrative approach that combines action- and insight-oriented techniques to help last-chance couples manage conflict, modulate intense negative emotions, address power struggles, develop mutual compassion, and restore emotional intimacy and pleasurable connection. Special attention is paid to developing a collaborative therapeutic alliance when partners have little motivation for therapy or faith that it can be effective. Through engaging in "nonbinding experiments in possibility," partners can then better evaluate whether to "stay or go."

People today are struggling with an unprecedented rise in mental health concerns such as depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, behavioral addictions, suicide, and more. The greatest barriers to getting help are their shame, their self-loathing, and the belief that their situation is hopeless. Undaunted Hope destigmatizes these disorders and invites listeners to take the first step to help: asking for it.

In The Talking Cure, psychotherapists Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship bring us nine inspiring stories of transformation. They introduce us to their clients, fictional amalgams of real-life cases, and reveal how the art of talking and listening helps us to understand deep-seated issues that profoundly influence who we are in the world and how we see ourselves in relation to others.

The book Living in Balance: A simple guide to finding happiness and living your best life resulted from years of working with patients and speaking to people about the many stressors they have faced. These stressors included depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and unrealistic expectations. This book discusses what restrains people from feeling their best and finding happiness.

Have you ever wondered why you act the way you do, or why you just can't seem to click with certain people? Understanding yourself and others isn't always a walk in the park. The Enneagram is a powerful tool used by psychologists and therapists worldwide to understand personality dynamics and improve interpersonal relationships. That's where this book, "The Only Book You Need To Understand the Enneagram", comes in. It's your friendly, relatable guide to self-discovery and personal growth.

Don’t settle for an unhappy life! Learn to recognize the symptoms of trauma. Rape, assault, combat, natural disaster, death of a loved one, or an accident or illness have lasting effects if unaddressed and unresolved. You can free yourself from the grip of these life events. There is hope! The Trauma Map reconnects you to your true self — the person you lost when traumatic experiences were left buried. Through five simple steps, Dr. Karol Darsa will show you how to make peace with your past and find the internal quietness that we all desire.

Charisma is something that a lot of people don't think about, yet we see it everywhere and often admire it. But how do you gain charisma and more importantly, how do you apply it in your daily life? In Charisma: The Best Tactics to Be More Charismatic, Likable, and to Impress Anyone, you will learn how. Charisma is not about being the loudest or more flamboyant in the room. There is more to it than that. Those that have charisma have more influence, tend to get the better jobs and have better relationships.

This book is based on real-life counselling sessions with various clients who were suffering with low mood or depression. The book shows a scripted conversation between counsellor and client over five counselling sessions. There are also counsellor notes throughout each session to help the listener understand why the counsellor asked particular questions or responded in a certain way. The therapy used is called "Solution-Focused Therapy". It is a brief therapy that is designed to focus on the resources of the client.

En lo más profundo de ti vive tu niño interior, esa parte sensible y pura que alguna vez sintió miedo, soledad o falta de amor. Esta hipnosis guiada te invita a un viaje de sanación y liberación interior. Con una voz cálida, música envolvente y suaves sugestiones hipnóticas, irás soltando la ansiedad, la culpa y los bloqueos emocionales que te impiden vivir con ligereza y confianza. En un estado de relajación profunda, tu subconsciente transformará las viejas creencias en nuevas verdades: soy suficiente, merezco amor, puedo descansar en mí.