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Principles and Therapeutic Approaches The cornerstone of cognitive behavioural therapy is the ABC model. This is a form which the therapist may use to enable the client to accurately see how his thoughts affect his behaviour. A.   represents activating event, the...

As a person who practices Psychotherapy. Every presenting symptom I have dealt with has its roots in a perception of fear of failure, which is continually “protected” by a compensatory demand that “I Should not, Ought not, Must not fail or have the resultant symptom.”...

  Hypnotherapy in Edinburgh and the treatment of:  Phobias/Anxiety/Confidence/Public Speaking/obsessive-compulsive disorder    Fifteen years ago, I treated a lady for confidence issues.  five years later she came for a follow up. As she was leaving, she said: By...

Buck The Bullying! by rwthorburn | Sep 25, 2023 | Edinburgh Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy Edinburgh Buck The Bullying! Hypnotherapy Edinburgh Since bullies are determined to get noticed and approval it therefore seems a very good anti-dote to not give them it. I had a...

                                                                      Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Honouring Dr Albert Ellis                                                          Presented by Robin Thorburn at the British Psychological Society...

An Evaluation Of Cognitive Methodologies With Hypnotherapy In The Treatment Of Anxiety And Anxiety and Phobias Introduction Cognitive and cognitive behavioural psychotherapies are assumptions which hold that how a person perceives and processes his experiences in life...

Cognitive Therapy With Hypnotherapy   Unlike the cognitive behavioural therapist the cognitive psychotherapist would acknowledge past traumatic events and try to change the client’s perception of them. The cognitive therapist may use hypnosis to help reinforce...

Dr Claire Weekes was a remarkable woman; she was the first woman to qualify from Sydney University with a Doctorate in science and at age 37, became a medical practitioner.  This is a rare combination and to date is the most qualified therapist I have studied. One of...

Article for Hypnosis (Division 30) Psychological Bulletin… Albert Ellis PhD –Master Therapist, Pioneer, Humanist. Jul 16, 2012 | Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Category Article for Hypnosis (Division 30) Psychological Bulletin… Albert Ellis PhD –Master Therapist,...

  Robin at the NCHP Conference Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.   To view the upcoming presentations, teaching, and events, and the website, of Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis   Event Calendar – Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis...

Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis Honoured at the Eastern Psychological Asssociation Conference in New York 9/11/14 Nov 10, 2014 | Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Category Dr Joffe Ellis presenting and being honoured at the New York conference on Behavioral Research last...

A synopsis of Dr Joffe Ellis & Robin Thorburn UKCP (H) Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis Dr Joffe Ellis is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Columbia University Teachers College of New York City.  She is affiliated with several major Psychological Associations and...