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Group work and facilitation
Group analysis, group psychotherapy and the organisational traditions that grew from them: what a therapy group actually does, and how it differs from …
How to check a practitioner
A short, practical procedure for verifying a UK therapist: which register to search, what an entry proves, the traps that make a check look reassuring …
Psychotherapy and counselling: what talking therapy is
What talking therapy actually consists of, the difference between counselling and psychotherapy, the formats it comes in, and what the research says …
What a first appointment involves
The first meeting is usually an assessment rather than therapy: history, goals, risk questions, and the limits of confidentiality. What should be …
Who pays for therapy in the UK
NHS treatment is free at the point of use. The other routes — employer schemes, universities and colleges, charities and private practice — differ in …