Tag: CBT

Dropping to the Universal: Engaging with the Potential Space to Give Voice to Traumatic Woundings – Noel McDermott

Noel McDermott

Exploring indirect and creative ways of approaching traumatic material in clients where direct talking approaches may be inappropriate or not possible.

Making meaning from a traumatic history or event is crucial in moving on and integrating the experience. As is reprocessing the emotional content to alleviate the stress of flashbacks, depression, anxiety, sleep problems and so on often associated with sever or multiple trauma.

Dealing with the trauma directly can often be contra-indicated if there are issues of age (working with young children), comorbidity with substance misuse relapse, shame, cultural and ethnic barriers to western approaches to talking therapy.

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Working with Anxiety Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Hilda Smith

Hilda Smith

Hilda was Training Manager in NHS Ayrshire and Arran until Dec 2004 when, having retrained, she decided to expand her work as an independent Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She consults in Glasgow and Ayrshire. Hilda is BABCP Accredited and UKCP registered and works with people with a number of emotional disorders and unhelpful behaviours.

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