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About a Counselling Assessment for Individuals.

Aug
31
About a Counselling Assessment for Individuals.

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 24 July, 2010

This post discusses the assessment process for individuals – prior to the individual going into counselling therapy.

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How I Work as a Counsellor (article)

Aug
29
How I Work as a Counsellor (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 24 July, 2010

I work primarily as a psychodynamic and systemic counsellor. Using these models as my theoretical basis, and employing counselling skills, I will work with you at helping improve your awareness of yourself and the problems that you bring to counselling.

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Finding and evaluating a counsellor / psychotherapist

Feb
01
Finding and evaluating a counsellor / psychotherapist

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 6 April, 2010

Straightforward advice on finding a suitable therapist and what things to look for & ask about.

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Local Towns and Villages supported by iCounsellor

Dec
12
Local Towns and Villages supported by iCounsellor

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 6 March, 2010

Local Towns & Villages covered by iCounsellor’s Counselling.
It’s not unusual to consider that Dean Richardson at iCounsellor.co.uk works with many people from areas within and around Portsmouth and Southsea, Hampshire (UK).  But what might be unusual to consider is that a significant number of Dean’s clients come from areas much further away than the local [...]

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What could Counselling help with? (article)

Oct
05
What could Counselling help with? (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 25 April, 2010

This is not an exhaustive list, but this post lists some of the problems that clients have brought to my psychodynamic counselling/psychotherapy practice over the years:

Affairs.
Anger (investigating triggers, managing responses, anger management etc).
Anxiety.
Bereavement and loss.
Bullying.
Career options.
Concerns about academic matters.
Critical Incident Stress counselling (eg an incident at work or socially that has left you distressed and [...]

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Counselling Can Improve Distress (CORE-OM)

Oct
01
Counselling Can Improve Distress (CORE-OM)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 22 March, 2010

This post discusses how the use of CORE-OM demonstrates that counselling with iCounsellor can improve your well being, symptoms, functioning and risk states.

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Frequently Asked Questions on Counselling (article)

Sep
26
Frequently Asked Questions on Counselling (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 24 July, 2010

This post discusses some of the more common questions asked about counselling. Please use the comments section to ask questions that are not answered here.

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Grief Work in Counselling (article)

Sep
13
Grief Work in Counselling (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 11 December, 2009

Mourning has to do with experiencing the pain of loss and learning to let go.

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Projective Identification (article)

Sep
11
Projective Identification (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 11 December, 2009

This paper discusses projective identification and counselling relationships.

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The Intimacy Cycle (article)

Sep
11
The Intimacy Cycle (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 6 April, 2010

This post discuses Feldman’s paper: “Marital Conflict and Marital Intimacy” (1979)

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About my counselling ethical framework

Sep
02
About my counselling ethical framework

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 6 April, 2010

BACP Ethical Framework.
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).  The accreditation means that the BACP have authenticated my substantial level of training and experience to be working as a counsellor / psychotherapist.  Appropriately, my counselling work adheres to the BACP’s Ethical Framework (click to read BACP’s statement on [...]

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How long can Counselling take? (article)

Aug
30
How long can Counselling take? (article)

By Dean Richardson - last modified on 6 April, 2010

How long does counselling take? A discussion about brief/focussed and open-ended methods of therapy.

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