Endings in Psychotherapy with Josefine Speyer (Feb. 2024)
The seminar was very enriching and enjoyable. Josefine shared with us her experience working with death and the dying and the importance for psychotherapists and counsellors to effect as good an ending to the therapy process as possible. Josefine feels that a…
Autism in the Therapy Room hosted by Louise Ordish and Helen Franklin (January 2024 – In Person, Shaw House, Newbury)
Around twenty practicing counsellors came to the Autism in the Therapy Room event. The day provided an experiential exploration of autism: both in terms of what it’s like to be autistic and what it’s like to work with clients on…
Psychotropic Medication and Psychotherapy with Dr Adrian Hayes MRCPsych (November 2023 – Online)
Recording available. Dr Adrian Hayes, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, introduced the broad categories of psychiatric medication including uses; how they work; their effects; and side effects. A few of us (as non-scientists) were concerned that Dr Hayes’ presentation might be delivered as…
The Paradox of Needing to be Seen and Fearing Exposure in Social Media: The role of shame, commodification of the body and their clinical implications – with Christiane Sanderson
This event was held online on Saturday 23rd September 2023 This training examined how the use of social media has become a powerful substitute for the reflection and mirroring of the primary caregiver to validate our way of being and to…
Polyvagal Theory and Internal Family Systems, Integrating Polyvagal Theory (PVT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) into your clinical practice and life (April 2023)
Twenty six therapists gathered in person at the lovely Art Gallery at the White Horse Bookshop in Marlborough for a day’s learning on the subjects of Polyvagal Theory (PVT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). The energy and liveliness of the…
Jubilee on the Parade
Bramham Therapy was a proud sponsor of the recent Parade Festival Jubilee celebrations in Marlborough. We were able to host the wonderful band The Zoots, and support our beautiful Parade Cinema who organised the whole event. The Parade was closed…
New Antidepressant Guidelines
Depression – how can your GP help? The pandemic has seen depression rates almost double from 2019 to 2021, with 1 in 8 adults experiencing severe depressive symptoms.[1] According to the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), between the months of…
Seasonal Affective Disorder and what you can do to help
What is SAD? Seasonal affective Disorder (SAD) has also been known as ‘Winter Depression’. It is distinguished due to seasonal patterns that it seems to occur in, with feelings of depression during the winter months and remission of these feelings…
Moved by the Afghan Crisis: Everyone is Deserving of Help
For refugees, exposure to traumatic events such as war, violence, stress, loss and threat to their life or family is common. Losing loved ones, their homes, and living with the stress of not knowing what is going to happen next, all…
Can you Change your Perspective?
It can be easy to fall into a pattern of thinking and getting caught up with it as if it is the only option. Following on from the blog on Tracey Emin (which can be found here) and her ability to…
Tracey Emin talks frankly about cancer
The British artist Tracey Emin has recently shared that her cancer has ‘gone’. (Tracey Emin says bladder cancer is ‘gone’ following major surgeries | The Independent) Emin was diagnosed in the spring of 2020 with a destructive bladder cancer, causing her…
Permission to Hug
Being social is part of human behaviour, as lockdown measures ease this week we are able to be more social and are permitted to hug loved ones again. The challenges we have faced over the past months due to lockdown…