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coochiequeens · 6 months

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I already posted about this guy but this article goes into more detail about his fetishes

By Genevieve Gluck November 5, 2023

A trans-identified male academic who was previously criticized for stating that it “would not matter” if women were killed as a result of gender identity policies has been appointed to devise ethical guidelines for therapists. Sophie Grace Chappell, a Philosophy professor at the Open University, is now playing an integral role on the core team tasked with reworking the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s (BACP) national ethical framework, reported The Daily Mail, despite apparently lacking qualifications in psychotherapy or counselling.

News of his role prompted criticism from therapists. James Esses, co-founder of Thoughtful Therapists – an organization of clinical psychologists and psychotherapists from across the UK and Ireland “with a shared concern about the impact of gender identity ideology on children and young people,” said that Chappell should be “nowhere near devising therapeutic ethics.”

An unnamed female counsellor told The Daily Mail: “Professor Chappell is completely unsuitable to be deciding what form our ethical framework should take. I fear this person will insert gender ideology into our professional guidelines.”

Chappell first drew outrage from critics in 2021 when, during an interview for Radio Scotland, he told host Kaye Adams that it “wouldn’t matter” if gender self-identification policies led to a “slight spike” in the murders or rapes of women.

“I think we can rightly dismiss that as scare-mongering. It doesn’t matter… It wouldn’t matter if there was a slight spike in those statistics,” he said.

In the online community Mumsnet, women discussed Chappell’s comments with reactions ranging from anger to shock.

“Sophie laughed while making the point, and then rambled about human rights, seemingly forgetting women have human rights too, one of which is not to be murdered,” said one commenter.

Still others took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their outrage. Some pointed to Chappell’s habit of dressing in a style resembling a young girl.

Aspects of blouses and skirts worn by Chappell share similarities with a genre of pornography wherein men dress as and pretend to be little girls. In some cases, men practice “sissification” in public and record their interactions with others as a type of user-generated pornography.

In a 2022 article on the topic of “being transgender” and “growing up,” Chappell wrote, “Secret time spent dressed feminine was time off from public [sic] being masculine. And that was always a huge relief. Dressing masculine was a weariness to the spirit: it made me feel tired, ugly, constrained, trapped, suffocated, awkward, wrong. It still does. But dressing feminine was, simply, a delight: it brought a sense of serene, calm, happy, relaxed, floating-away euphoria that nothing else gave me, a simple and straightforward innocent childlike joy; just a sense of rightness. It still does.”

Chappell added that the future of feminism, in his view, should focus on concepts such as “live and let live,” “play nicely,” “love is all you need,” and said that he believes women should not “forbid or condemn anything at all unless you really need to.”

In June 2020, Chappell wrote an open letter in response to renowned author JK Rowling’s essay addressing her concerns regarding the gender identity movement. In it, Chappell refutes her expressed concerns on issues involving safeguarding, and advocates for sex self-identification.

“Perhaps you, Ms. Rowling, think that there’s something dark and terrible – and monstrous? – about trans women. You certainly seem to frame us as a threat,” Chappell wrote. “Trans people are one of the most discriminated-against groups in the world!”

He continued to undermine the position that allowing men to access women’s intimate spaces would result in harm. “Women of every kind should be and feel safe in the public toilets. Of course they should; everybody should. But trans women are simply not a threat to women’s safety,” Chappell admonished.

“If we google hard enough, we can find bad anecdotes about trans women attacking other women in the toilets; the tabloids go to town on such anecdotes whenever possible, and so do some trans-unsympathetic feminists. But anecdotes aren’t data.”

He then recommended that JK Rowling seek out educational materials from a trans activist organization which creates “transgender toolkits.”

Previously known as Timothy Chappell, he began claiming to identify as female in 2014 after marrying a woman and fathering four daughters.

He has also been known as Christian Sophie Grace Chappell, and served as the director of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) from 2015 to 2018.

But Chappell is not the only trans-identified male with an apparent affinity for age regression and sissification who has been associated with the BACP.

As previously revealed by Reduxx, a prominent psychologist within the Gender Identity Clinic at Tavistock has called for normalizing “age play,” “infantilism,” and “sissification.” Dr. Christina Richards, a trans-identified male and an Accredited Psychotherapist with the BACP, is responsible for a publications which seek to rebrand extreme fetishes as “further sexualities.”

In 2013, Richards co-authored a professional guide on sexuality and gender, in collaboration with Meg John Barker, a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University. In the writing, Richards places extreme and violent sexual practices on the same spectrum as heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality.

In the guide Richards introduces age play, which involves “an adult identifying as a baby or young child, and is also known as adult baby/diaper lover (ABDL) or infantilism. There may be a sexual aspect… associated with humiliation.”

Richards goes on to describe how adults who engage in ‘age play’ accumulate various objects and apparel associated with childhood, including children’s clothing. Often one adult will roleplay as being any age from infancy to teenage years, while another adult participates in a dominant sexual role.

“Terms which may be encountered here include daddy’s little girl (DLG) in which an older male top treats a younger female bottom as a nurtured child,” Richard elaborates. “The term ‘sissification’ intersects with age play as it is where an adult male is consensually ‘forced’ to don the clothes of, and behave as, a young girl as part of a BDSM scene. The humiliation the adult male feels at being dressed as a young female is the source of the eroticisation.”

He boasts several other affiliations and titles, such as serving on the Executive Board of the European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), and as Board-Member-at-Large of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).

Before becoming a board member, he was selected by the executive board of the WPATH to be Lead Chapter Author for Adult Assessment in the Standards of Care Version 8 (SoC v8) revision, the drafts of which were finalized in the fall of 2022.

In addition to his work with the Gender Identity Clinic, Richards serves as the chair of the British Psychological Society and oversaw guidelines that advise mental health professionals that it can be acceptable to refer to a client as a “slut.”

Ok speculation on my part but I found his bio

and based on his dates of birth and marriage he likely came out as trans when at least some of his four daughters were still teenagers. I think this is another case of a man becoming trans when the attention was on the women of the family, they were the ages to start dating, discussing colleges, etc

I so want a mental health surgery of Trans identified people just to see how many come out when the attention is on others near them. It would fit with the higher levels of narcissism in the TQ+ community

#Sophie Grace Chappell is another man who came out after he was married and fathered four daughters #open university #British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s (BACP)#He's not qualified to be contributing to BACP #A father of four daughters dresses up like a little girl #Admitting that allowing men I to women’s spaces will lead to violence is not a scare tactic #TRAs and regular abusive men love to say Be Kind when called out on their crappy behavior #TRAs and regular abusive men love to tell women to educate themselves when they stand up for their boundaries #Timothy Chappell

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uncloseted · 1 year

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Hi, how can I start therapy? Without “betterhelp”.

Without knowing more about your situation (where you live, if you have private insurance, what you're going to therapy for, what you can afford to pay, etc), it's a little hard to guess what might work for you, but I'll give some general advice.

Finding a Therapist in the US

If you're in the US, the first thing that I would do is check with your insurance. Typically, insurance companies will have a list of therapists that are in-network for them, meaning that they insurance company will cover most of the cost of treatment.

Once you find a few options, I would check on PsychologyToday to see if they have profiles. There, you can see what their qualifications are, what kind of therapy they practice, what their approach to therapy is, and generally just get a sense of if you like them or not. If you find a few that you think might be a good fit, send them an email or call them to request a consultation. This is usually a free, 15 minute phone session where you can get a feel for the therapist, discuss what you want to work on in therapy, and see if the therapist is a good fit for you.

If your insurance doesn't cover any therapists that are currently accepting new clients, you can pay out of pocket. Sometimes, your insurance will reimburse you for some of those costs via a "Superbill" that you can request from your therapist. The process of finding a therapist that you pay for out-of-pocket is pretty similar- I would start with the PsychologyToday website and see if you can find a few people you like.

If that's too expensive, there are a few things you can try. Many therapists will offer sliding-scale pricing based on how much money their clients make, so you can look for therapists who specifically advertise that. If you have an annual household income below $100,000, you can try a reduced-fee network of therapists such as OpenPath. With OpenPath, sessions are between $30 and $60 each. You can also try reaching out to an organization affiliated with Mental Health America that can help you find the support you need.

You could also try a training clinic, where students preparing to become therapists practice under the supervision of a licensed therapist. These are usually near a college or university, and are more affordable than traditional therapy options.

Lastly, you can attend support groups. There are support groups online as well as in-person, and many of them are free. These can be really helpful in making you feel like you're not alone in your struggles.

Finally, there are crisis lines and "warm lines". These are phone numbers you can call if you just need to talk. They're free and confidential, and are generally staffed by trained peers (not therapists). Many are available 24/7.

Finding a Therapist in the UK

The UK is a little more straightforward when it comes to finding a therapist. Your GP can refer you to a therapist in your area, or you can self-refer. You can check IAPT to find therapists that you can refer yourself to without going through your GP.

If the NHS waiting list in your area is too long, you can try community and charity sector organisations that offer free or low-cost talking therapies. Your local Mind, local Rethink Mental Illness, or local Turning Point branch may be able to offer you talking therapies, and Mental Health Matters (MHM) offers a telephone counselling service and talking therapies in some areas. There's more information on those organizations here.

If you're open to paying out of pocket for therapy, there are private options available to you. You can find a therapist using the following resources:

the Counselling Directory – for all kinds of counsellors and therapists

the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) – for all kinds of counsellors and therapists

the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) – for cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) practitioners

the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) – for psychotherapists

the British Psychological Society (BPS) – for local therapists

Pink therapy – for therapists with LGBTQ+ experience.

Getting therapy elsewhere

If you're in Australia, there are resources on accessing free or low cost therapy here and here. If you're in Canada, check here, here, and here. If you're in Mexico, check here and here.

Wrapping Up

A few last thoughts. Finding the right therapist for you can be a process, so don't get discouraged if you meet with a few that you don't really like that much. It's normal to schedule a few different consultations before you find a therapist you like and that you feel like you can trust. It's also totally normal to be intimidated by therapy or to feel a little nervous. Just remember that nothing you can say or do will shock your therapist, and that they're here to support you through your journey. They should go at a pace that feels comfortable to you and make you feel safe throughout the time that you're in therapy. If they're doing or saying something that makes you feel uncomfortable, it's okay to push back on them.

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mycptsdstory · 11 months

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How where did u find ur private therapist pls

Here's the website; https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists

IF you live in the UK, England 🇬🇧 here's the website I found. There are thousands on the website and you can easily find some in your area. You can text them or call them to get in touch. Some come to your home, some you can go to their office or some (like me because the pandemic changed everything), some do video call.

Please ask for the price tho, because every therapist has a different price for the session.

BACP stands for British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Basically, every therapist on that website has to and I mean HAS TO have a license for doing therapy.

I hope this helps 🥰

EDIT; the link didn't work lol. Here's the link

#private therapy #bacp

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mikeysewells · 1 year

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this is me

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 I’d like to share my story and talk about the positives that have helped me through my issues.

It may surprise some of you that I have a problem with mental health but I guess that’s the point.

Everything on the outside may seem absolutely fine as we tend to mask our true feelings. This is why it’s so important to ask the question “How are you?”

We are all different and our issues vary massively but this is what it is like for me…..

Events like this have been happening for years:

I got lost trying to drive home after covering a game of rugby in Leeds. Pre sat nav I ended up driving round in circles periodically banging my hands on the steering wheel and shouting at myself.

Whilst photographing a Leicester City match I missed a crucial goal and kicked out at the advertising boards where I was sitting.

Playing golf I would hit a couple of bad shots and start bashing my clubs on the ground.

At this point I’d like to apologise to everyone I’ve played golf with over the years who have witnessed me reacting like this and then me generally being in a bad mood for the rest of the round. I am truly sorry but at the time I had absolutely no control over those feelings.

In more recent years even small things going wrong would trigger an out of proportion reaction.

Not being able to find something in the garage or breaking an egg in the frying pan would result in me sobbing uncontrollably.

As a perfectionist - everything for me has to be just so (you can see it in my photographs with their clean lines and clear backgrounds) - so when things didn’t go to plan I got upset and I did not know how to deal with those emotions.

Those events would produce massive mood swings and in a defining moment during the first Covid lockdown our daughter, who would have been around seven at the time, told my wife “When he comes home I don’t know whether he’s going to be happy dad or sad dad”.

Hearing that broke my heart.

It was then that I realised I needed some help. Around that time I was due for a health check at my doctors’ surgery. I talked through my physical health with the nurse but then mentioned I’d been struggling mentally. This was the first time I had said that out loud - and just admitting it felt like a huge step forward.

The nurse made an appointment for my to see my GP and this was another productive meeting.

She was understanding and explained all the options open to me which included counselling. My doctor was also very honest and said that although she could refer me to the NHS mental health team it could take a while to get an appointment and suggested I look at contacting a therapist privately.

For more information on how to access therapy and counselling services here is a link to a page on the website of the mental health charity, Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/how-to-find-a-therapist/

The organisation which helped me find my therapist was the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/using-our-therapist-directory/ They have a database of registered therapists from all over the country. Each has their own profile which are searchable under a number of different criteria including location and the subjects which you would like to talk about.

During my research I read a number of profiles and spent time looking for someone I was drawn to and someone with whom I felt I could connect.

And that amazingly lady, is Gillian Goodship.

As our sessions began during a Covid lockdown our meetings were all on Zoom. I didn’t know what to expect from a therapy session and that combined with meeting a complete stranger on a computer screen made for quite an nerve-racking experience. I needn’t have worried though as I felt comfortable being in my own home though and, honestly, I liked the idea of talking through my issues with someone I’d never met before.

While researching for this blog I met up with Gill for the first time in person (which was lovely by the way) and she had this to say on the subject “Therapy is your space to talk about whatever you want. You don’t need to hold back on anything for fear of rejection or judgement or well meaning advice which doesn’t suit your particular situation. Although friends and family may well have good intentions they may try and steer you or help you in a way that may not work for you”.

I remember Gill telling me at the start that no subjects were off limits and that nothing I could say would shock her. I found that enormously freeing as quite often I worry about what people think of me. During our sessions I could be honest, open and discuss anything at all and that felt great.

Before we met I used to think that therapy was something that was done to you like being hypnotised on a psychologists’s couch. But actually it is a very collaborative process which Gill likens to a jigsaw puzzle “When we meet in a first session, metaphorically, we start putting the edge pieces in of the jigsaw of whoever is sitting opposite and then begin filling in the central pieces. Before, when you have been trying to work things out you might have tried to put a piece in the wrong place and it doesn’t sit quite right and it’s irritating, it’s frustrating and if you’ve been trying for long enough the jigsaw puzzle gets thrown on the floor because it’s so annoying, frustrating or emotional. But together we think, right, what about we get this piece and move it slightly around - and it fits or it’s manageable and you can start looking at it in a different way”.

Two big things came out of our conversations. One was the realisation that I care way too much about what other people think of me. As an example I refused help from a fellow caravaner on holiday once because I didn’t want to admit I couldn’t fix something myself. Similarly on a weekend away we took the dog to the beach and he ran into the sea so I was worried what the hotel manager would say when we checked in. The correct answers to those two scenarios - I know nothing about caravan electrics and why would I ? and it was a dog friendly hotel so the manager gave him a bowl of water and some biscuits.

On this, Gill explains “Sometimes we put out versions of ourselves into the world and working to maintain that version of yourself is hard work. How freeing is it to say ‘this is me’ and I can see that you are accepting me - it’s freeing beyond belief. You don’t need to be a version of yourself - you can just be”. I’m much more ‘this is me’ these days.

The other finding was that, the instant something went wrong I’d press the panic button and it would be the worst situation I’d been in. Ever.

Getting lost in the car, missing a moment in a football game, hitting a golf ball out of bounds, losing a screw driver and not having a runny yolk were all absolute world ending disasters. Each time I would get this tightening in my chest and anger would fill my head. “You idiot, what did you do that for, can’t you even….. “ was my internal monologue. I was catastrophising and beating myself up because it was all my fault.

I have learned since to just take a moment and assess the situation. If it’s out of my control, accept the fact and respond accordingly. If there is something I can do, make a plan and carry it out.

In times of stress I also turn to some words of wisdom. I was attending an event at a Catholic Church and the priest was talking about anxiety. The phrase he repeated over and over again was ‘Be Calm, Be Still” and it was like he said that just for me as it was exactly what I needed to hear at that exact moment in my life. So I thank you, Father Simon.

It was therapy though that really changed my life. There were stories I told Gill which I couldn’t barely utter, they were such painful memories. Just the act of talking about them though has helped an enormous amount. The more I talk about those times, the less power the emotions have over me. I can now recount those tales to friends down the pub and not feel at all ashamed or embarrassed. This is me.

Other than just talking about those life events I can’t really explain how therapy actually worked.

Thankfully though Gill loves a metaphor so I’ll let her sum it up “Therapy is like unknotting a ball of string. It’s all jumbled up and knotted and it feels like you’ll never feel free and yet the dynamic between counsellor and client is that we work together to unknot that string enough so it’s tolerable and then you carry on with your life hopefully with more self learning, loosening it more until you’re happy with what you’ve got. That is the ultimate ideal”.

That makes a lot of sense to me. When things go a bit wrong now I still have those physical feelings rumbling in my body but I’m more aware of them and I have coping strategies in place for when they do raise their ugly heads.

Recently I was driving to a manufacturing company to photograph the visit of a VIP. I’d got all of the kit I needed for the job and left in plenty of time to get to the factory. Then, all of a sudden, the traffic in front of me stopped. I waited a few minutes before realising that we were clearly stuck. I called my client to let her know I’d been delayed but there was no real concern as we had plenty of time before the VIP was due to arrive. A few more minutes of being stationary and this was looking a bit more concerning. I called my client again and contacted a few photographers to see if they could help. Then, as suddenly as the traffic had stopped, it start moving again and I was on my way. My client had saved me a parking spot next to the factory and I got my camera gear ready just as the VIP arrived. The visit went really well and it was the best shoot I’ve done this year.

Imagine how that would have played out a couple of years ago. How times have changed.

Our sessions lasted for a few months and since then I have been so much happier and calmer. My anxiety is getting under control and I’m very proud to say that I have not had another panic attack or emotional breakdown.

So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you Gill.

I would also just like to thank of few other people who have helped me massively through my mental health journey. My beautiful wife, Julie, who has been incredibly loving and supportive. It’s not easy explaining to an eight year old (as she was then) why daddy is crying but Darcey is an amazing young lady and she just got it. Our fluffy Goldendoodle, Sergio, with his calm nature and floppy ears just makes the whole world a better place.

And to Simon, my best buddy, who I’ve talked at for hours and has listened very patiently.

Friends of everyone, everywhere — you don’t need to have the answers or words of advice. You just need to listen.

Thank you so very much for spending some time reading this blog. I really do appreciate it.

Before I finish though I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Ian Stringer, who would like to share his story.

Ian is someone who I used to see a lot when I worked as a photographer for the Leicester Mercury newspaper. Our paths would often cross at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium as Ian was working as a football commentator for BBC Radio Leicester. We’d chat about all sorts of stuff.

We lost touch though when I left the paper but we’d still message each other on social media. I remember reading a series of his Tweets and I could sense that all was not well.

A “how are you, mate” message led to us meeting for lunch and have a really good catch up and talking about all sorts including, crucially, our mental health.

It was so nice to talk to someone who had been through similar experiences as myself, to share stories and know that where mental health is concerned - you’re not alone.

Ian embarked on his mental health journey at the age of 35 when he lost his mum, Christine Chadwick.

“My mum died on the 4th May 2016 but she wasn’t found until the 27th of June that year. I know she died on the 4th of May because when they found her body she had a receipt in her pocket for two bottles of wine. I lost my mum to alcoholism”.

The phone call from his sister telling him of his mother’s death did not come as a surprise to Ian though as she’d been having issues with alcohol for some time. There was guilt, however, as Ian had not seen his mum for a while. As a family they had tried to help mum in a situation Ian likens to a hundred metre dash “me and seven other siblings and grandchildren are on the finish line and mum’s at the start. We’ve said to her ‘you get out of the blocks half a metre and we’ll sprint the other ninety-nine and a half, but you’ve got to do the first step” They really wanted her to want to get help but unfortunately, metaphorically, she stayed in the starting blocks.

The loss Ian began to experience after his mum’s passing was not a new feeling. “My mum and dad split when I was one and at the age of 13 I left my bother and sister to live with my dad because there was domestic violence in the household where I was with my mum. Any bit of loss, anywhere, can trigger me and take it back to other losses my life”. This happened in 2018 when Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner and chairman of Leicester City Football Club, died in a helicopter crash. Vichai was very supportive of Ian’s marathon running for charity and even invited him out to Bangkok as his guest, so his sudden death was hard to take.

It took a therapist though to put all these events and feelings together to help Ian understand he had an issue with bereavement “I’m in my mid thirties and didn’t come up with that one” says Ian but sometimes we need the external forces of a counsellor for things to make sense.

Sessions like these teach us a lot about ourselves and one of those lessons is how to spot our emotional triggers. For me it’s stressful situations and for Ian it’s loss but by preempting those feelings we can meet our demons on a more level playing field. Ian explains “It’s my mum’s birthday in December and the ugly monster is hiding behind the bush. We’ve always put the Christmas tree up on her birthday, the 13th, because that’s what we did when she was alive”.

“It’s a yearly reminder of mum and I’m horrible on that day. So someone suggested - what if we don’t put the tree up on the 13th, that could help. That’s seeing the monster coming and tackling it head on. You can fight the invisible enemy with the tools you’ve got and that’s what therapy did for me”.

Mental health issues come in different shapes and sizes and often appear more than one at a time. Aswell as dealing with loss, Ian has been struggling with anxiety too for the last few years. Describing those feelings, Ian says “Anxiety was something I started suffering from and I don’t attribute to my mum’s passing, but to some other problems I had in my life. I started to get anxious and I’d never experienced that before. Not because I was this big brave, ‘crack on’ kind of bloke I just didn’t know what it was. I began to have panic attacks which got worse and worse and it came to a ground zero day which was October the 5th 2021”.

Whilst rounding a corner in his car one morning Ian saw a lorry coming towards him and for a split second said to himself “I’m doing 42 mph, he’s probably doing the same, that’ll probably do it”

Thankfully that thought instantly turned to “Mate, what are you doing? You need to speak to someone. You need some help”.

And that help came in many different forms. First was driving to the house of a good friend who persuaded Ian to call his GP. His doctor called the NHS mental health crisis team. A nurse from the team was with Ian the next day. Therapy sessions followed and the Grassroots Suicide Prevention app called ‘Stay Alive’ is a comfort in times of crisis. Ian’s set of tools is completed by talking to more people and running.

And the idea of exercise brings us nicely to the location of my interview with Ian - Bradgate Park in Leicestershire. Ian loves to walk and run around the acres of beautiful countryside explaining “Activity definitely lifts my mood so when I get my running shoes on and run through here I’m a better person”

“I was here as a kid with my mum, running around and going through the stream and I feel that sense of history when I’m here. It takes me back and I’m good with that - I wouldn’t have been a few years ago. But now, because I’ve got those coping tools, I’m OK”

“I couldn’t listen to ‘Careless Whisper’ without crying because my mum loved George Michael and that was her favourite song. If it came on in the car I’d change the radio station.

But now my daughter and I scream it out loud. So we turn it up now, instead of off”

“I sit on these rocks, watch the sun set and think about my mum. I look up at the sky, hold her engagement ring, which I wear on a necklace around my neck, and I imagine she’s on a cloud”.

“That gets me close and I tell her: I’m trying, mum”.

I am very grateful to Ian for sharing his story and for being so open and honest.

The more we talk about our mental health the less of a stigma it has in society.

We would love to get to a place where talking about our issues and seeing a therapist is as natural as going to the dentist with tooth ache or booking a physio appointment for a sore knee.

Thanks again and take care.

With my love and best wishes,

Mike

For more information about Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 please have a look at the Mental Health Foundation website: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week

And if you are in the Warwickshire area, Gill also volunteers at the North Warwickshire Counselling Service. They offer reduced fee counselling to those in need from low income households. It is a small charity which has been active in the area for a number of years http://www.nwcounselling.org.uk.

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istologiolavaron · 1 year

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Πολλές φορές στη καθημερινότητά μας συναντάμε τον όρο «προσκόλληση» είτε σε αντικείμενο είτε σε ανθρώπινη σχέση. Ο Πρώτος άνθρωπος ο οποίος αναφέρθηκε σε αυτόν τον όρο ήταν ο J. Bowlby ο οποίος αναφέρει ότι προσκόλληση είναι η διαρκής ψυχολογική συνεκτικότητα μεταξύ των ανθρώπων και ανέφερε και τους τύπους προσκόλλησης που παρατήρησε μεταξύ παιδιών και μητέρων.

Αυτοί οι δεσμοί μας συντροφεύουν σ όλη μας τη ζωή και είναι υπαίτιοι για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο συνδεόμαστε στις σχέσεις μας αλλά και στις ευρύτερες συναναστροφές μας και στη καθημερινότητα μας. Διότι οι προσκολλήσεις δεν είναι τίποτε περισσότερο από τις λανθασμένες μας πεποιθήσεις, διάφορα πιστεύω, ιδέες, υλικά αγαθά και συναισθήματα μας τα οποία εάν ο δεσμός δεν είναι ασφαλής η κρίση θολώνεται και η σύνδεση με τα υπόλοιπα είναι και αυτή θολή.

Στο σεμινάριο θα αναφερθούμε στη θεωρία του δεσμού και πως μας επηρεάζει στις διάφορες προσκολλήσεις στη ζωή μας, εάν υπάρχουν.

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mysolutionwellbeing · 1 year

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Anger management counseling in Leicester: 4 Great ways to find the best one

It can be tempting to let it out on the nearest person if you're feeling angry. While this might feel satisfying in the short term, it may have consequences that are harder to deal with later on. That is where anger management counseling in Leicester comes in - a process by which an individual can learn techniques that will help them control their emotions and calm themselves down when they are upset or angry.

Ask friends and family for their recommendations.

If you're lucky enough to have a close friend or family member who has had similar problems, ask them what they think. The problem is that sometimes people don't want their friends and family to know they're going through something difficult. But if they want someone else's opinion on how they can improve their life, asking them could be the best thing you can do in this situation!

Another great way of finding someone to help is by talking with people who have been there. It's important because it'll give some personal insight into what counseling involves and because some therapists are better suited for certain types of cases than others (for example, if you're feeling stressed about something specific).

Search online with location-specific queries.

Finding the right one can be challenging if you're looking for anger management counselors in Leicester. The first step is to use the search bar on Google or another search engine and enter the terms' anger management counseling in Leicester'. Search for 'counselor Leicester anger management' or 'healing from anger problems Leicester.'

Once your chosen term is found, look at their qualifications and check whether they are registered with BACP or COSCA (the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy). Ask if they have experience working with people who have experienced mental health issues such as depression or anxiety disorders like PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).

Speak to your doctor or a counselor at your college or workplace.

If you're angry, it's important to find someone to help you manage your emotions. Your doctor or psychiatrist can refer you to a counselor. Your college or workplace might have a counselor on staff that they can recommend or even provide one themselves!

Look for a counselor with the right qualifications.

Look for a counselor who has been trained in anger management counseling in Leicester.

Look for a counselor who is experienced in working with your particular issue.

Look for a counselor who has experience working with people like you.

It's important to find a counselor with the right qualifications. A good counselor will have training in anger management but also understand that you may be unable to manage all your anger by yourself. Counseling can help you learn new ways of dealing with your emotions and work towards being more effective in life.

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Congratulations to Alison DeMatos on becoming a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner. ~ Hi I am Alison, I live in Dawlish, Devon and work face to face and on line in private practice as a therapist. I am a qualified Counsellor, registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy - bacp and a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register - GHR I also use a range of approaches, which I am trained, qualified or certified in, including Havening, which I love working with. I use a client centred approach. My life experiences span various related themes including education, the voluntary sector, strategic and change management, training, HR, coaching and the caring profession working in the UK and overseas. #havening #HaveningTechniques #HaveningPractitioner #healingtrauma #selfhavening #haveningtraining #mentalhealthawareness https://havening.org/directory/grid/view/details/14/1196-Alison%20-de%20Matos https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjOcW3uXlf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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anxiety-treatment-in-leeds · 3 years

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anxiety treatment in Leeds

Juna Brookes:

Juna Brookes is from a diverse country. I am a Russian who was born and raised in Azerbaijan, a Muslim nation. I know what it's like to be an outsider, having come to the UK 17 years ago. My practice is friendly to persons of all origins, faiths, sexual orientations, genders, and personal life perspectives. I am a trained Counsellor, Psychologist, and Hypnotherapist, and I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), so you will be working with a qualified therapist in a secure setting. Since graduating from Leeds Metropolitan University, I've been a member of the BACP. When I deal with my customers, I take an integrative approach, which means I combine several ideas and approaches to meet their specific requirements. My qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I can do online counselling in Leeds for clients and patients who are not able to come.

PTSD treatment in Leeds:

After a stressful experience, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a frequent mental condition. PTSD can be triggered by a variety of situations, including:

· Natural calamities (e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis)

· Combat in the military

· Being assaulted physically or sexually

· Being involved in a vehicle accident is a terrifying experience.

If you have PTSD, you will have a heightened feeling of danger, which will change your fight or flight reaction. Even when you are in a secure setting, you will experience tension and terror on a regular basis. While PTSD was formerly thought to be a condition that only affected veterans, we now know that it can afflict anybody at any age.

Trauma therapy in Horsforth:

Traumatic situations, whether one-time or repeated, can overwhelm our ability to cope with daily life and cause us to doubt our ideas about safety and trust. When a person is subjected to psychological trauma, they frequently find it difficult to comprehend the events as well as the intense emotions produced. These sensations usually fade with time, and the trauma is processed by the brain in the same way that other traumas are. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, and the person continues to struggle. This is the time to seek expert assistance. The signs and symptoms of trauma differ from individual to person. They may include the following:

· Loss of self-confidence

· Anger\Depression

· Despair

· Stress\Anxiety

· Anxiety attacks

· Misuse of drugs or alcohol

· Anxiety attacks

· Misuse of drugs or alcohol

· Dissociation is a term used to describe a state (Emotional detachment)

· Physical and mental reenactment of the experience

· Insomnia

· Nightmares

· Reminiscences and distressing recollections

EMDR therapy in Leeds:

EMDR is the most effective modern therapy for removing and eliminating emotional damage caused by prior occurrences, traumas, and emotional suffering. You could feel like you need a helping hand and someone to show you how to take the necessary steps forward and let go of the past. In order to support your recovery, I utilize a combination of EMDR techniques, hypnosis, and guided imagery in my practice:

· Stronger

· Faster

· Have a long-term impact

Hypnotherapy in Horsforth:

Hypnotherapy goes to the bottom of the symptoms that are causing you to feel bad. It's a safe, quick, and effective approach to get to the root of the problem and, with little effort, transition to more healthy and joyful thinking, responding, and behaving habits.

Anxiety treatment in Leeds:

When we are anxious, we tend to magnify or exaggerate our issues, think negatively, anticipate the worst-case situations, and constantly worry about the future. We realize that this is extremely inconvenient, but we are unable to turn it off. It's in our nature.

We attempt to break down your difficulties into smaller, more manageable components via talking treatments like counselling. I offer my customers relaxation techniques to help them feel less agitated and worried.

Grief counselling in Horsforth:

· Assist you in making sense of your loss.

· Assist you in finding the strength and resources you need to move forward.

· Assist you in going through the grieving process with less intensity.

· Assist you in reuniting with the good recollections of the person you've lost.

· Assist you in gently directing your brain's attention away from frightening pictures and toward positive images.

· Assist you in making funeral arrangements.

· Assist You in Increasing Your Self-Esteem.

· Assist you in moving on without the burden of guilt.

· Help you to get rid of distressing pictures of the deceased person, as well as flashbacks or nightmares associated with mourning.

· Allow you to tap into a sense of serenity and power.

Anger management in Leeds:

· Assist you in better understanding this feeling and what it means to us.

· Give you the tools you need to recognize triggers and avoid retaliating.

· Provide you with anger management exercises to assist you in remaining cool and in command.

· Allow you to examine the source of your anger issues in a safe environment.

· Assist you in addressing and dealing with your anger issues via counselling.

After divorce therapy in Horsforth:

Depression is like a swamp — it's thick and sticky. You're in a dark, wet, and dismal place where you can't see the edge and can't find a way out. You don't have a map, a compass, or any batteries in your GPS.

One part of you wants to claw and battle its way out of the bog since it's such a bad place to be, but it's so difficult, so another part of you would be content to curl up here and stop trying.

The notion of attempting to keep up with all of your personal and professional responsibilities might be daunting; every step you try to take, your feet are pulled back down into the swamp of Depression's murky waters.

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coochiequeens · 6 months

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A man who cares so little for women's safety has no place influencing ethics

Transgender activist who said 'would not matter' if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women is devising ethics rules for therapists

Sophie Grace Chappell part of team revising UK therapist's ethical framework

Some professionals have spoken of their fears over her involvement

The Philosophy professor made controversial comments in 2021 radio interview

By SANCHEZ MANNING, THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

PUBLISHED: 16:27 EST, 4 November 2023 | UPDATED: 18:30 EST, 4 November 2023

A transgender academic accused of saying it ‘would not matter’ if the number of female murders increased if men were allowed to self-identify as women has been put in charge of creating guidelines for therapists, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell is on the core team revising the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s (BACP) national ethical framework.

But some therapists have spoken of their fears over her involvement because of comments she made in a 2021 radio interview rejecting feminist groups’ fears that controversial SNP plans to allow men to legally self identify as female without undergoing any medical procedures could put women at risk.

Philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell is on the core team revising the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s (BACP) national ethical framework.

Campaigners said such laws could allow men with predatory intentions automatic access to female-only spaces by identifying as women. But Prof Chappell, who was born male and began living as a woman in 2014, told the BBC’s Kaye Adams that such fears were not based on real data.

She imagined a world in which gay people faced a process to be accepted as homosexual similar to trans people needing a gender recognition certificate to be acknowledged as a different sex.

If that was challenged, she said ‘people would say there’s going to be a crime wave or dreadful homosexual murders... it’s going to be awful if you do that. I think you’d rightly dismiss that as scaremongering. And you’d say no, look... It wouldn’t matter actually if there was a slight spike in those statistics. Because this isn’t about that kind of issue. It’s about human rights.’

Critics say Prof Chappell is suggesting any small rise in murders of women under self-ID laws is insignificant compared to the importance of trans rights.

And they fear she could, in her new role, introduce BACP guidelines restricting what therapists can say to clients.

One female counsellor said: ‘Prof Chappell is completely unsuitable to be deciding what form our ethical framework should take. I fear this person will insert gender ideology into our professional guidelines.’

James Esses, who was kicked off a psychotherapy course for his gender-critical views, said: ‘It is extremely worrying that a trans activist who dismisses concerns about women’s safety is rewriting ethical guidance for therapists.’

Last night Prof Chappell, who teaches at the Open University, said: ‘I have never said that violence against anyone does not matter. For any minority, civil rights do not vary with the crime statistics for that minority.

‘To use crimes committed by a few gay people as a weapon against the whole community would be utterly cynical. Likewise for the trans community.’

Critics say Prof Chappell is suggesting any small rise in murders of women under self-ID laws is insignificant compared to the importance of trans rights.

And they fear she could, in her new role, introduce BACP guidelines restricting what therapists can say to clients.

‘To use crimes committed by a few gay people as a weapon against the whole community would be utterly cynical. Likewise for the trans community.’

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Mental Health Awareness Week: How to access free and private therapy in lockdown | The Independent

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Mental Health Awareness Week: How to access free and private therapy in lockdown | The Independent

As the UK emerges from lockdown, the effects of the pandemic have continued to have a negative impact on many people’s mental health.

From health anxiety and social isolation to financial concerns and disruption to daily routines, almost every aspect of life was impacted by the coronavirus crisis and left many fighting feelings of stress, depression and loneliness; figures from the Office of National Statistics show nearly half of Brits are suffering with anxiety.

For those who need urgent psychiatric care, or are experiencing a mental health crisis, there are options to see NHS staff face-to-face (albeit with extra measures in place). You can find your local NHS urgent mental health 24-hour helpline here. But what about for others looking for support?

“While many people will recover naturally from the experience of Covid-19 with support from friends and family, a significant proportion of people will need help with unresolved loss, bereavement and the effects of social isolation, loneliness, relationship breakdown as a result of the pandemic,” Hadyn Williams, chief executive of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) tells The Independent.

“We would expect to see the numbers of people seeking therapy increase in time, as the situation progresses and moves on from the initial phase of shock and denial. The mental health consequences of this pandemic will affect many people for a long time, and it’s vital that they can access therapy when they need it.”

Getting mental health care is especially important right now but with clinics forced to close their doors in line with government guidelines, is it still possible to access support? And if so, what is the best route to take?

Whether you are already in therapy and concerned about moving forward, or you are considering seeking help for the very first time, here is everything you need to know.

Is coronavirus causing more people to access therapy?

According to a recent study of almost 2,000 people, conducted by the BACP, counsellors are seeing an increase in people seeking therapy due to the pandemic, as they struggle to cope with its effects in addition to the variety of other reasons for which people normally seek help.

The research showed that 98.6 per cent of counsellors say coronavirus has come up in therapy with both new and regular clients, and that the most common effects of coronavirus on their clients’ mental health have been social isolation (77.6 per cent), concerns about important people in their lives becoming ill (74 pre cent), distress over watching the news (64.2 pre cent) and financial problems surrounding income in their household (62.8 per cent).