These are some links to websites which I find particularly interesting and useful:
www.psychotherapy.org.uk
The UK Council for Psychotherapy works to improve access to psychological therapies, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards, and also deals with complaints.
www.bacp.co.uk
The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy aims to enable access to ethical and effective psychological therapy by setting and monitoring of standards.
www.alexander-technique-london.co.uk
Information about the Alexander Technique, access to one-to-one lessons in the Alexander Technique in London, and details of teachers at the Alexander Studio in central London.
www.pacehealth.org.uk
London’s leading charity promoting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, since 1985.
www.themovietherapist.com
Bernie Wooders talks about film with clients as a simple and effective way for many people to tune in to their feelings.
www.dvip.org
A groundbreaking charity DVIP’s main aim is to increase the safety of women and children who experience domestic violence by providing a range services challenging men, supporting women, influencing policy and campaigning for change.
www.centerpress.com
Changing anatomical shapes are the continuity of human existence. These shapes give rise to emotions, thoughts, and experiences; feeling follows form. At conception each person is given a biological and emotional inheritance but it is through voluntary effort and self-management that this constitutional given fulfills its potential for a personally formed life.
www.boardingrecovery.com
Adults who were sent away to boarding school from their family homes often learnt to endure unacceptably brutal interpersonal practices. When these kinds of trauma emerge in adulthood in the form of stress related disease, inability to sustain meaningful intimate sexual relationships, and mental and emotional breakdowns, adults often don’t even know how to begin to acknowledge their long-hidden pain to themselves, let alone talk to someone else about their suffering. This often leads to further psychosomatic difficulties in terms of overworking to the point of burnout, multiple serious health problems, and drug and alcohol misuse.
www.boardingconcern.org.uk
An active, growing organisation for people who have concerns about the practice of boarding education for the young and the effect on these people as adults. This website offers a voice and provides information and support to ex-boarders, current boarders and those thinking of boarding, also advice to counsellors, educators and politicians.
www.eastsidetherapy.co.uk
Dr Maureen O’Connell is a psychotherapist and counsellor who gives opportunities for people to work towards living in a more satisfying, resourceful way. Counselling focuses on a particular current issue. Psychotherapy is a more in depth exploration of how an individual’s attitudes and behaviour affect their life: do these serve them well or could they consider making some changes?
www.camdentherapy.co.uk
Sheila Field has specific experience with abuse, particularly domestic violence; anxiety and depression; work problems, including bullying; and issues around sex and sexuality. She does short term, focused counselling or longer term, in-depth work and her session hours are flexible.
www.psychotherapycity.co.uk
Amanda Falkson practises at London Bridge in the heart of the City. Her concern is the development of each individual’s potential, supporting their search for a deeper, more meaningful experience. She is trained a wide range of techniques and diagnostic models, traditional and modern, so that she responds to different needs in an open and flexible way.
www.pbsp.com
Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor is one of the few comprehensive theories of personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy in existence. It accounts for normal development throughout the lifespan, describes in some detail how the psychopathologies arise through deviations from the normal developmental sequences, and is able to explain the various psychopathologies in terms that lead readily to psychotherapeutic intervention. It’s an extraordinarily effective technique, providing people with experiences that were missing during their growth and development. The artistry of Pesso’s ‘structure’ can be a unique and profoundly life-altering experience. “If you want to really learn how to work on family of origin issues, and how to use body information in your therapy, go straight to the foremost therapist in that field, Al Pesso.”
