Publications September 12, 2022 The Useless Therapist: An Appreciation of Non-doing ‘How much concentration, industry, and tact it takes to destroy our raison d’être!’Emil Cioran IntroductionBeing useless is a way of not being a fixer or … September 12, 2022 March 1, 2022 Playing Language Games Psychoanalysis has been called the “talking cure” (Fink, 2007, p. 139). It operates largely through language exchanges between two people, with a slight asymmetry (Rose, … March 1, 2022 December 1, 2021 The Individual and Work: Politicised Psychotherapy There exists a rather worrying critique of psychotherapy in that it may exist in service of harmful societal forces. To put it concretely, the risk … December 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 Exploring Improvisation in Psychotherapy Psychotherapy has been described as the “improvisation of relational moves” (Wallin, 2007, p.261). This paper introduces the theories and methodologies of improvisation, and demonstrates their … July 1, 2021 August 1, 2020 One and Many: Reflections from Bion One and Many: Reflections from Bion The fundamentally social nature of people is easy to overlook from our limited first-person perspective. In working with groups, … August 1, 2020 June 1, 2020 The Ignorant Therapist: Psychotherapist as Teacher. The Ignorant Therapist: Psychotherapist as Teacher. Pedagogy and psychotherapy have some similar aims, to facilitate the growth and development of minds. Carl Rogers was quite … June 1, 2020
