We have a profound connection with the world around through our need for food. That's why emotional and environmental circumstances can contribute to the development of disordered eating affecting individuals and their families. While therapists are well used to working with people suffering from eating disorders, an understanding of the broader nature of human relationships with food can be elusive.
The statistics are clear, men are less likely to seek help or therapy and far more likely to suffer in silence or commit suicide. They are three times more likely in fact.
We welcome the government’s commitment to introduce measures to ban conversion therapy in the UK.
UKCP remains fully committed in its belief that conversion therapy seeking to change or deny a person’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity is harmful and must not be practised.
We want to address some misrepresentation arising from our decision to withdraw our signature from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2 (MoU) and reiterate that we are against conversion therapy for any age, adults or children.
In response to our call for members to give a snapshot of their practice and discuss what inclusion means to them, integrative psychotherapist Daljinder Bal explains why she believes therapy needs to be more affordable and de-stigmatised.
Money is a sensitive subject for many people. Debt even more so. Therapists and counsellors might eventually have conversations around debt with their clients, and hopefully these conversations arise before extreme crisis point.
Approaching an initial therapy session can be daunting. In this blog, three of our members offer their advice on how to begin your therapeutic relationship and get what you need from the sessions.
We are concerned by recent reports about changes to the government’s plans for a ban on conversion therapy. It is vital that any ban protects all who are at risk.