Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, with contributions by person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist Sarah Luczaj.

Unparenting the Children, Parenting Yourself

Last updated 8th February 2008

Why do some parents become over-involved with their children’s lives? And what can they do about it? Maybe the first step toward letting go of a vice-like emotional grip on children is to work out what your own needs are.

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Personal Questions in Therapy

Last updated 7th February 2008

The classic response to a client’s question is to turn it back on the client, treating the question as revealing of a particular need. “I see it is really important to you to know…” This technique makes me flinch.

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Research Library Spun off to CounsellingBooks.com

Last updated 7th February 2008

With more than one hundred pages of annotated entries covering books and journal articles, our popular mental health research library has been freshly updated and re-organised and now has a new home at CounsellingBooks.com.

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The Toll of Subtle Racism

Last updated 7th February 2008

Blatant, overt racism is easy to spot — but what about subtle racism? And are there measurable cognitive effects that come as a result of witnessing not-so-obvious racism?

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Self Harm: Hurting Yourself to Help Yourself

Last updated 5th February 2008

The issue of self-harm is gaining a higher profile, in the UK at least, but it still remains to some extent a hidden and misunderstood problem, as evidenced by the stereotype of a teenage girl cutting her arms in a dark bedroom.

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