New Breaking Through Therapy Charity Podcast!
Dr Esther Cole, Multi-Award Winning Consultant Psychologist
Author | Podcaster | Coach | Connecting you with the right therapist | Helping build your therapy team | Lifespan Psychology - The Diverse Practice?| Inclusive, Culturally Adapted & Tailor-Made Therapy for All Ages
Contents
Welcome
Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the Lifespan Psychology - The Diverse Practice??newsletter. ?We’re so excited to share some more Prestige Awards photos with you, and launch our new podcast, "Breaking Through Therapy," where we will be raising funds for NHS Charities Together.
Come to our free or “pay what you can” workshop on online therapy for under 12s, and join our Aspiring BOSS group for free too! In this newsletter we also share a book recommendation for Burnout, by Dr Claire Plumbly; and examine the advancements and ethical considerations of using Artificial Intelligence as Co-Therapists, and AI’s influence on mental health care.
1. Prestige Awards 2024
Our experience at the Prestige Awards 2025 was another remarkable milestone for our team, marked by the incredible honor of being named Psychological Therapy Specialist of the Year in 2024 and 2022!
It was wonderful to celebrate with colleagues, family and a loyal and trusting client who was willing to give a live testimonial at the award, for our revised promotional video. (Look out for the re-launch in the coming weeks!).
It was amazing to meet my Associate, Dr Jo Weekes, Senior Clinical Psychologist; and Cassy Revaj, our wonderful administrator, for the first time in real life, too!
We are a multi-award winning team because of the incredible work my team does with our clients. I’m constantly blown away by the feedback we receive.
It really is a reflection of the excellent services provided, the high level at which they are all trained, and the innovative and committed way they work. I am eternally grateful for them.
The recognition we received not only highlights the impact we have made in the industry, but also brings a profound sense of pride and accomplishment to our practice. A thousand thank yous!
If you, or anyone you know, would like to work with our team, contact us for a free 15 min consultation here.
2. Breaking Through Therapy Podcast
After a year of planning, we are finally ready to launch our podcast: “Breaking Through Therapy”.?
The client brings their therapist on the show at least one year post therapy to discuss how they found each other, the therapeutic relationship, and breakthroughs in therapy.?
If you’d like to see how this translates in real life, watch an amazing Netflix?documentary my client recommended with this concept in mind called “Stutz”.?
I’m inviting you all to showcase your work if you can think of clients, who would enjoy the process, to invite. They would need to have completed therapy with you at least one year ago. Alternatively, perhaps you had therapy that was transformational in your life, and you’d like to come on the show anonymously to talk about it, and raise money for NHS Charities Together.
The clients will remain anonymous and their cameras will be off. However, therapists will be able to market their work.?
We’d like to raise at least ￡10,000 a year for NHS Charities Together. I know this is a drop in the ocean but the NHS means the world to me - our health is our main source wealth - and every little helps.?
Here is an example of the types of NHS charity work we’ll be raising money for. There are over 4,000 projects the run currently.?We also have sponsorship from Rooms for Therapists and I’m approaching other sponsors!
Listen to our Podcast:
Apple Podcast
Spotify
Amazon
3. NHS Charities Together
I recently received an email from the NHS highlighting the urgent need to support NHS staff. A survey of over 1,000 NHS employees revealed that 76% experienced mental health issues last year, 52% faced anxiety, 51% struggled with low mood, and 42% reported exhaustion. Additionally, 60% are worried about their colleagues' mental health.
Your donations help fund crucial services like counseling and wellbeing zones. Please consider donating to strengthen the NHS and ensure better healthcare for all.
PS.?The NHS is needed now more than ever before. And that means everyone in it needs our care and support like never before too.?
Read the Newsletter from NHS here.
领英推荐
4. Aspiring Psychology BOSS (Business Owner Support Squad) Coaching Group
5. Under 12 Online Therapy: Techniques for Disengagement during Sessions Workshop
Date and Time:?Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:00 - 22:00 PST
Location:?Online via Zoom
Organised by:?onlinevents.co.uk
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
This workshop is appropriate for any psychologist, counsellor, therapist, psychotherapist, or trainee who is considering developing their skills to offer online therapy for children under 12 and their families. Art psychotherapists and play therapists may benefit from ideas in this workshop as part of their ongoing assessment or work with children and their parents, but the focus will predominantly be for professional offering talking therapies. Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event:
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
This workshop will enhance your ability to engage children under 12 and their families in evidence-based online therapy; and expand the offering of your practice when working with presentations such as:-
Self-Select Fee:
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is ￡20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
6. Burnout Book by Dr. Claire Plumbly
My friend & colleague, Dr. Claire Plumbly has written a really informative and unique resource on burnout! Great for clients and therapists alike!
The three sub-types of burnout was something I didn’t know but felt on a nervous system level - it’s great to finally put words to what I intuited:-
1. Frenetic / over-burdened burnout - this is when we have too much to do and not enough time or resources. I think this is the type of burnout many people have in mind when they use the word. Research shows that high-achievers and people new in their careers are particularly susceptible but anyone in an under-resourced service will know all about this subtype.
2. Understimulated burnout- this is when your work isn’t giving you enough diversity or challenge, when there's too much repetition of the same tasks. More common in more experienced staff where they are through the early ‘learning curve’ part of the work. Sometimes referred to as Boreout.?
3. Neglect / Worn out burnout - this is when your work is misaligned from your values and you lose your sense of meaning at work. Eg. If your being asked to hit a certain number of sales targets so trying to get people who don’t need your product to buy. I’ve also seen this referred to as Brownout.
Dr Claire knows we can experience all three at once too!
Order in this link:
7. Artificial Intelligence as Co-Therapists
A Discussion on Ethics of using ChatGPT and other articles on Artificial Intelligence
I have been trialling an AI Co-Therapist app and I was shocked that it was actually very good.?
However, there are huge ethical caveats. I recently came across an article about the tragic consequences of AI in mental health care. A Belgian man, referred to as “Pierre”, took his own life after developing a harmful relationship with an AI chatbot.?
This case raises serious ethical concerns about using AI tools like ChatGPT in therapy. While AI has the potential to support mental health professionals, it's crucial to address the risks and ensure that these technologies are used responsibly.?
The ethical implications of AI in therapy deserve thorough discussion and regulation to prevent such incidents.
For more details, read the full article.
8. Feedback
We really value your feedback on the contents of this newsletter. Below is a link to a very short 1-minute form that we would appreciate you completing:
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Director at Swan Consultancy
2 个月Great work, Esther!
Author of ‘Burnout’ | Clinical Psychologist | Director | EMDR Consultant | Speaker/workshops | Burnout ?? Anxiety ??Trauma (attachment & sexual)
2 个月So much happpening in your practice at the moment Esther! Congratulations on launching your podcast and the award. And a big thank you for sharing my book with everyone!