IAS Psychotherapy

04/11/2025

‘what we might think of as the overall point of psychotherapy is to help us to think – in the richest sense of that word – about our lives, about who we are and what we want, and thereby to live more actively and more freely.’

From psychoanalysis to existential therapy, there’s a bewildering variety of approaches – with one thing in common

21/10/2025

23/09/2025

15/09/2025

From the challenges of AI to the youth mental health crisis to global events shaping our daily lives, psychology has never been more essential.

Catch up on the powerful discussions from APA 2025—now available on demand: https://at.apa.org/3qo

03/08/2025

"FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO LEAVE POLITICS OUT OF DEALING WITH TRAUMA, I wish to remind you that trauma is all about people living under social conditions where terrible things are allowed to happen, and where the truth cannot be told."
~ Bessel van der Kolk, "The Body Keeps the Score.

"TRAUMA DECONTEXTUALIZED in a person looks like personality.
Trauma decontextualized in a family looks like family traits.
Trauma in a people looks like CULTURE." - Resmaa Menakem

REPOSTING. REMINDING. RE-EDUCATING.

03/08/2025

A park bench. A conversation. And 14 grandmothers.

When Dr Dixon Chibanda lost a patient to su***de, he couldn’t walk away. What happened next became a global mental health movement, and it all started with a simple conversation.

In the latest thresholds journal, Dr Chibanda shares an excerpt from his book (The Friendship Bench) about harnessing the wisdom of grandmothers to deliver therapeutic healing.

Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/faPxP

03/08/2025

9. Breaking promises to yourself.

03/08/2025

“The woman is a footnote in the man’s history.” –Rebecca Hazelton * There’s this photo of Lana Clarkson that I think about often. She’s outside, backed by a blue sky, the green and brown spotted hi…

03/08/2025

✨ “My health visitor could see something wasn’t quite right and stepped up support. She also put me in touch with a local charity who provided free counselling for up to an hour a week. It was a space to talk about what I was going through without any judgement. If it wasn’t for my health visitor, I don’t think I’d be here today.” - Emma, mum of three

Each of Emma’s births brought different mental health challenges - from postnatal depression to PTSD. With support from counselling and CBT, she found her way through.

Read Emma’s story and how therapy helped her take positive steps forward 👉 https://orlo.uk/bcruU

23/06/2025

29% of men have been to therapy, compared to 41% of women, according to our Public Perceptions Survey.

Of those who've had therapy, 73% of men and 73% of women say it was helpful.

So what’s getting in the way of more men seeking therapy? 🤔

Stigma, social expectations, and discomfort around opening up all play a part. But attitudes are slowly shifting.

This Men’s Health Month, we’re taking a closer look at how men view therapy, and how those views are changing.

Read more here 👉 https://orlo.uk/XmtKR