Hilda Burke Psychotherapy, Ashchurch Therapy Practice

Hilda Burke Psychotherapy, Ashchurch Therapy Practice West London- based integrative therapist, couples therapist and life coach. UKCP and BACP registered. There can be play too.

While an 'issue' is what brings many people to seek therapy, a curiosity to learn more about oneself and a desire to grow is really the key to how I work with my clients. Therapy can sometimes be perceived as a serious undertaking. While many of us struggle with difficult things, whether from our past or our present, therapy isn't always 'work'. Sometimes we might draw a picture, explore a sand tray. Many of us have forgotten how but to play can be very healing and even 'fun' - a word that we may not always associate with therapy! I see clients at my rooms in Hammersmith, West London and also in Maida Vale.

*A completely non obligatory photo taken outside BBC HQ, Portland Place, after my live interview on  's Moral Maze, host...
18/09/2025

*A completely non obligatory photo taken outside BBC HQ, Portland Place, after my live interview on  's Moral Maze, hosted by Michael Buerk.*

The Moral Maze is my favourite radio programme so it was a real honour to be invited back as a witness alongside veteran war photographer Paul Conroy , Dr Jamie Whyte and Professor Rik Peels.

The topic was 'to know or not to know?', looking at whether, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, we have a 'moral duty' to watch real-life violence in order to gain a deeper understanding of a situation? 

I spoke mainly about how being exposed to traumatic real life images and video content (usually shared via social media) can affect developing brains. And it's not just 'kids' that can be impacted. Our brains only reach complete development in our mid 20's - estimated at 24 for women and 27 for men. 

The dominant theory of disaster mental health used to be the 'bull’s-eye" model.This asserted that the negative mental health effects of a disaster were directly related to how close the person was to the epicentre of the event. But, increasingly,  studies are finding that the negative mental health effects of disasters extend far beyond the immediate disaster area.

 

Physical proximity is no longer as relevant  as that 'bulls eye' could actually be up close footage on a screen thousands of miles away.

Click on the BBC Sounds website (or wherever you get your podcasts) and search for 'Moral Maze' to hear more.

     

*A completely non obligatory photo taken outside BBC HQ, Portland Place, after my live interview on  's Moral Maze, host...
18/09/2025

*A completely non obligatory photo taken outside BBC HQ, Portland Place, after my live interview on  's Moral Maze, hosted by Michael Buerk.*

The Moral Maze is my favourite radio programme so it was a real honour to be invited back as a witness alongside veteran war photographer Paul Conroy , Dr Jamie Whyte and Professor Rik Peels.

The topic was 'to know or not to know?', looking at whether, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, we have a 'moral duty' to watch real-life violence in order to gain a deeper understanding of a situation? 

I spoke mainly about how being exposed to traumatic real life images and video content (usually shared via social media) can affect developing brains. And it's not just 'kids' that can be impacted. Our brains only reach complete development in our mid 20's - estimated at 24 for women and 27 for men. 

The dominant theory of disaster mental health used to be the 'bull’s-eye" model.This asserted that the negative mental health effects of a disaster were directly related to how close the person was to the epicentre of the event. But, increasingly,  studies are finding that the negative mental health effects of disasters extend far beyond the immediate disaster area.

Physical proximity is no longer as relevant  as that 'bulls eye' could actually be up close footage on a screen thousands of miles away.

Click on the BBC Sounds website (or wherever you get your podcasts) and search for 'Moral Maze' to hear more.

     

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