In this lecture, Lisa Mathurin (a ccounsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer) provides an introduction to – and general overview of – ttransactional analysis (TA). After listening to this lecture, you will be able to: describe the philosophical principles of TA define ‘thinking Martian’ categorise two levels of communication. Lisa introduces the seven TA approaches, and […]

You will hear in this lecture – from counsellor and trainer Emma Chapman – what ‘co-dependency’ is, how it develops, and how to recognise and support clients who tend towards co-dependency in relationships. After watching Emma’s lecture, you will: be able to describe what co-dependency is and how it might present in a client understand

This lecture features Lisa Cromar, who is a person-centred counsellor, trainer and author; she is also studying for her doctorate at the University of Chester. Lisa has both personal and professional experience of autism, and is the co-founder of Counsellors Working with Neurodiversity (a network for counsellors who work with neurodiverse clients, helping to spread

In this lecture, you will hear from clinical psychologist Dr Richard Bennett, who works as a CBT psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor. With his special interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Richard will encourage you to be able to: define and discriminate behaviour under appetitive or aversive control understand the key principles of the ACT

You will hear in this lecture from counsellor and trainer Emma Chapman, who introduces the basic principles of the polyvagal theory, and explains how it might be applied in a therapeutic setting. When you have listened to this lecture and read the accompanying slide pack, you will understand: the basic biology of the vagus nerve

In this lecture, you will learn from clinical psychologist and CBT psychotherapist Dr Richard Bennett about: acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in context an introduction to the ACT model via the ACT Matrix practical techniques to access the core processes. Originally developed in the USA by Dr Steven Hayes, ACT is one of the third-wave