Firstly, I would like to say thank you Kate for allowing me to air my research findings and also to declare myself a first-time blogger, although a long-time follower. Secondly I would like to share my thoughts on some of the interesting aspects that came out of the doctoral research I conducted as part of… [Read More]
Congruency and the Art of Omnichannelling
I’m pleased to bring you my new column for the BACP Counselling at Work Autumn 2015 Journal! In this season’s column, I discuss how our core congruent self can be present across a myriad of different platforms and types of software, including social media. I describe how I think we underestimate just how skilled we… [Read More]
From the Archives! Informed Consent
I no longer practice psychotherapy but when I did, this is the informed consent I utilized with clients. Now I continue to use this template to train other therapists. See courses for therapists HERE. Informed Consent AGREEMENT FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES CONDUCTED BY DEEANNA MERZ NAGEL. PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION Participation in therapy can result in a… [Read More]
Happy Birthday Online Therapy – 20 Years Old!
During one of my infrequent bouts of insomnia last night, it occurred to me that in 2015 we ought to be celebrating the 20th birthday of online counselling and therapy. It now also occurs to me that thinking about such things at 3am is a bit odd, but then those who know me know that… [Read More]
Relational Therapy and Online Therapy: Where the Twain Shall Meet
My training as a therapist is in Transactional Analysis, and my orientation within Transactional Analysis is towards its relational approach. This is an approach which can be considered as a move away from cognitive insight as the central vehicle of psychological change, and a focus instead on relational interactions as a primary means of growth,… [Read More]
The 30 Minute Blog Post
Author: Judyth Brown, Walkabout Media Enterprises Good to Know Make It Fit: Search engines display 60 characters of title Average posts, aim for 500-700 words. Long form posts, 1200-1900 words. Create your post in Word, check spelling and grammar then copy/paste into your blog. Keep a short list of topics you could write about. This… [Read More]
Cyberwork: The Irony of Attending Conferences to Discuss Virtual Work!
Kate continues with her regular column for the quarterly Journal of the BACP Workplace Division – this issue focuses on attending conferences. The bringing together of professional minds at conferences is one of the joys of our work. Conferences offer us learning opportunities, a networking event, and usually an element of socialising. Counselling can sometimes be… [Read More]
Cyberwork: The Reality of Virtual Trauma
Kate continues with her regular column for the quarterly Journal of the BACP Workplace Division (http://www.bacpworkplace.org.uk/journal.php) This issue focuses on Trauma. One of the most interesting potential applications of technology to our work as counsellors, and also the most unpredictable, is using virtual environments where the self is presented as an avatar – to deliver… [Read More]
