Psychotherapist London
Thinking & Writing
On psychotherapy, the inner life, and the work of change.
Does Everyone Need Residential Treatment? What the Guidelines Say
Most people who contact a private practice about addiction, an eating disorder or trauma have already assumed that proper treatment means going away somewhere. …
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The Jail of Discipline: What an Eating Disorder Looks Like in a Man
Most men who end up in my consulting room did not arrive thinking they had an eating disorder. Eating disorders are understood to be a young woman’s illness, so …
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What is Countertransference?
Countertransference is, broadly, everything the therapist experiences, thinks or feels in the room. The narrower textbook definition confines it to the …
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ChatGPT Therapy and the Work You Cannot Delegate
I should declare my interest before going any further. I earn my living doing something people increasingly attempt with a chatbot, often for free and sometimes …
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Complex PTSD: When the Trauma Never Ended
Vietnam, and what PTSD was built to describe Post-traumatic stress disorder came into general use after Vietnam. The picture it was built to describe is a …
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Living With an Alcoholic
If you are frightened for your safety right now, do not wait for a therapy appointment. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is 0808 2000 247, free and …
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Male Eating Disorders: UK Statistics
Reliable figures on eating disorders in men are scarce, scattered and often misquoted. This page gathers the numbers I trust enough to use in my own clinical …
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The Loneliness of the CEO
The situations described here are composited and altered. None corresponds to an identifiable person. It is a cliché that it is lonely at the top. Like many …
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After Detox: When the Real Treatment Begins
If you have just finished a detox, a medically supervised withdrawal, a stay in a clinic, you have done something difficult and you deserve to be proud of it. …
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