Craig Coventry. Counselling & Psychotherapy in Guildford and Woking.

03/08/2025

Su***de is a complicated topic. What do you think? How do you feel about it? Such a painful experience. What are your thoughts?

28/07/2025

An article I wrote in Counselling Directory. Explaining that EMDR can be used for most client difficulties, even ones that people do not consider as routed in trauma.

EMDR is about reprocessing experiences that are stored in an unhelpful way; therefore symptoms of many many client difficulties can then stop repeating.

https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/articles/emdr-therapy-for-more-than-just-trauma?utm_source=counselling-directory&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_approved

Explore how EMDR therapy can address more than trauma, including issues like social anxiety, depression, and unprocessed emotional experiences.

23/07/2025

Hi all, On Sunday 27th July at 6pm BST we will be showing a live premier of the new 'in conversation...' video. This is with Jess, also known as Multiplicity...

20/07/2025

Trauma survivors with Dissociative Identity Disorder have often live through extreme tortures, including Ritual Abuse, Cult Abuse, Mind Control, etc. This article presents some of the beginning steps in healing from these extreme, sadistic abuses.

16/07/2025

Over half of all victims of domestic abuse withdraw from the justice process before any charges are brought - that's according to exclusive analysis of Met p...

15/07/2025

More evidence debunking the chemical imbalance myth!

You know it’s the drug companies who make the product who pushed the chemical imbalance theory with biased research decades back right?

Whilst many do have a positive outcome after taking meds, and some people need them temporarily, but that doesn’t mean low serotonin caused the depression. More likely the other way around… taking meds doesn’t teach you skills or heal you. You need to do that work.

A landmark review finds no scientific evidence that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance.

A major umbrella review led by researchers at University College London has found no convincing evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels or reduced serotonin activity. Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the study analyzed decades of research across several major fields and concluded that the long-standing “chemical imbalance” theory lacks scientific support. This challenges the core rationale behind the widespread use of antidepressants like SSRIs, which are believed to work by correcting low serotonin. The review suggests that the popularity of this theory may have contributed to the massive increase in antidepressant prescriptions despite the absence of biological proof.

The findings also raise concerns about how this serotonin theory may shape public perception and treatment decisions.

With up to 90% of people believing depression stems from a chemical imbalance, researchers warn that this misconception can discourage recovery optimism and reliance on non-drug treatments.

Moreover, some evidence points to antidepressants possibly lowering serotonin levels over time, highlighting a need for transparency and new approaches to mental health care.

The authors advocate for a shift in focus toward addressing life stressors, trauma, and social factors through therapy and lifestyle interventions rather than pharmacological solutions alone.

Source: Moncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2022). The serotonin theory of depression: A systematic umbrella review of the evidence. Molecular Psychiatry

15/07/2025

Is anyone surprised?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/15/labour-not-learning-lessons-from-deaths-of-domestic-abuse-victims-report-finds?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLjSrVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnsdatszZOGK-O6tVtapWwvdMwNr4cZCHftgkrAiiOc3-7oD3mdm5TXd5tN5_aem_zCjXcK7k9GslVlUHujex9Q

Exclusive: ‘Deeply concerning’ lack of oversight amid failure to act on recommendations made after victim’s death

15/07/2025

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More safeguards are needed to keep counselling records confidential from police and court processes. Sexual assault survivors must be able to access therapy and safely explore their experience without fear of their notes being requested.

We’re among organisations who've called for this in our responses to a Government consultation on a draft Victim Information Code of Practice.

We’re concerned the code does not go far enough to protect survivors.

Find out more about our response: https://orlo.uk/PwLTN

14/07/2025

10/07/2025

We go to all sorts of lengths, often unconsciously, to hide from what has hurt us. But only by attuning to pain can we hope to heal

14/05/2025

🧠 This we want to raise awareness of the severe and long-lasting impact that domestic abuse can have on the mental health of victims and survivors.

🩷 Victims and survivors with mental ill health are more likely to have other complex needs and find it difficult to access the support they need.

🩷 We must see the whole picture for every victim, survivor and family so that everyone can be free to live the lives they want to live.

For more information, take a look at our Safe and Well spotlight report on domestic abuse and mental health: https://ow.ly/Rg2O50VKRIV