Empathy has long been regarded as central to therapeutic effectiveness. Carl Rogers described “accurate empathic understanding” as one of the core conditions for change. Contemporary outcome research supports that claim. Large meta-analyses consistently show that therapist empathy is a significant predictor of treatment outcome across modalities and client groups (Elliott et al., 2011; 2018). Importantly, it is the client’s experience of being understood — not the therapist’s

Over the last year, drug checking services and emergency clinicians in parts of the UK and Europe have begun identifying medetomidine  appearing in the illicit drug supply. While unfamiliar to most people outside veterinary medicine, medetomidine is raising serious concern because of its potent sedative effects, unpredictable dosing, and high risk when combined with opioids . What is medetomidine? Medetomidine is a veterinary sedative and analgesic , primarily used to sedate

"This is the 3rd time I have done this training but this is the longest course I have done. I learn something new every time. It's incredibly useful & the online resource is fantastic. Phil is very knowledgeable and welcoming making the course brilliant. Thank you!" – Course Participant Practical, Evidence-Based Training That Strengthens Real-World Practice As organisations look ahead to the coming financial year, many are balancing increased complexity with ti

In today’s fast‑paced world, emotions can feel complicated and overwhelming. The How We Feel  app offers a science‑based way to notice, understand, and respond to those inner experiences. Designed as a free emotional wellbeing tool, it helps people track how they’re feeling over time and build practical emotional awareness — not by diagnosing or treating clinical disorders, but by helping users learn about their own emotional patterns  and what affects them. The app was built

When we think of trauma, images of lifelong suffering, PTSD, and permanent disruption often come to mind. But George Bonanno, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, challenges that assumption. His decades of research on trauma and resilience have fundamentally changed how we understand the human response to adversity. Resilience Is More Common Than You Think Contrary to popular belief, Bonanno’s research shows that most people exposed to po

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The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a...

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