The most reliable predictor of positive outcomes from psychotherapy is the strength of the relationship between client and therapist. Given this, I don’t think it’s particularly fair that clients sometimes have to try multiple different therapists before finding someone they can find sufficient rapport with.
My main reason for writing this blog (each one about 1000 words on various topics related to psychology) is so that prospective clients can get some gauge of what I’m like, without having to book an appointment.
A Short Stint in Prison
The prison is a behavioural institution, but the people inside it remain psychologically complicated human beings and the institution cannot avoid engaging with that complexity, even when it tries to reduce everything to rules, incentives, and risk.
ADHD: Using therapy to support medication
Sports psychologists train athletes to deliberately re-enter flow states using post-performance reflection. Perhaps the same technique could help people with ADHD anchor the focus provided by their medication.
Video blog
The following videos show condensed versions of concepts and interventions that I use in practice. My complete video blog can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@neddickeson7703
‘Worry time’ for general anxiety
3 ideas to help with social anxiety
Having to make small-talk
Horizon mindfulness: A quick way of grounding