Podcast: Shame in Supervision
‘Practice Matters’, Rory speaks with Dr. Ruth Birkbeck about a powerful and often unspoken topic: shame in supervision. We explore what it looks like, how it can impact both supervision…
Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy Training 2026-2027
Dates: 11-12 April, 6-7 June, 12-13 September, 14-15 November 2026 and 16-17 January 2027 Time: Saturday (9 am to 6 pm) & Sunday (9 am to 3 pm) This training…
Shame in Supervision Psychotherapy Webinar 16th October 2026
In this webinar we will discuss how the power dynamics in the supervisory relationship can foster shame. Sometimes the archaic relational needs or the transference-countertransference dyad of the supervisor may…
Therapeutic Errors & Psychotherapeutic Presence Webinar 7th September 2026
How is it that we sometimes fail a client even when we are so carefully trying not to? We may even reproduce a real failure in the therapy which is…
Relational and Integrative Psychotherapy Training 2025 -2026
Dates: 29-30 March;14-15 June 13-14 September; 22-23 November 2025 & 17-18 January 2026 Time: Saturday (9 am to 6 pm) & Sunday (9 am to 3 pm) This training is…
What is Integrative Psychotherapy?
Integrative Psychotherapy is a collection of developmentally-based and relationally-focused concepts about the practice of psychotherapy. The theories and methods of Integrative Psychotherapy serve as a blueprint for the psychotherapist to…
How does Integrative Psychotherapy work?
Integrative Psychotherapy is composed of a collection of developmentally-based and relationally-focused concepts about the practice of psychotherapy. The original and primary meaning of “integrative psychotherapy” was composed by Dr. Richard…
Relational Needs in psychotherapy
Relational needs are about relationships and contact between people. They are different from basic needs of survival - like food, air or shelter; they are the essential elements of an…
Pains and Benefits of Psychotherapy
Usually people come to therapy with some level of despair and lack of hope. Or they come with a certain awareness and discomfort stemming from compulsive, obsessive thoughts and behaviors…
Obesity & Depression
Weight is a complex issue and everyone seems to have an opinion, often amplified by broadcast and social media. Despite common assumptions, nobody chooses to be fat and obesity cannot…