How many times have you wished you could give your younger self a piece of advice? Robin Kowalski, professor in Clemson University's...

In lectures I often stress the importance of naming emotions in the client in the here and now. My mantra is always that a named emotion...

Empathy, the ability to understand the feelings of another person, is often viewed as a virtue that encourages helping behaviors. But...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Santa Fe Institute have developed a new model to explain the evolutionary origins of...

For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...

Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...

I discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...

Anyone who regularly reads my blog entries will know my interest in the psychology of political thinking. If you have an interest in...

In discussing interventions such as Motivational Interviewing, I always draw attention to the "music" of statements. It is not simply...

The Therapeutic Alliance has always been found to be the central driver of outcomes in treatment studies, regardless of modality. But is...

The best description of the role of the Prefrontal Cortex of our brains (our sticky-out foreheads) is that it allows us to do the right...

In training and lectures I discuss the role of developing HD 4K goals to support motivational enhancement with clients as well as reduce...

A large scale study has found that people with autism show higher male trait scores in systemic thinking over empathetic thinking, above...

The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young...

Do you like to see warnings about violent or other distressing content before watching a TV show or movie, or reading a book? New...

I once read that people do not seek professional help for emotional or mental health problems because they lack awareness of a possible...

In lectures and training on Motivational Interviewing I stress how the emotional brain does not speak to us but through us. The casual...

As they say, money does not buy you happiness but poverty buys you nothing. What is the best way to spend money to increase your...

New research sheds light on how people decide whether behavior is moral or immoral. The findings could serve as a framework for informing...

Attendance at a nursery/crèche staffed by professionals may be linked to better psychological development than being looked after by...