I'm really honoured to have been invited to be a guest speaker by the Association Of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in North London (ACPNL). I will be presenting there on Sunday December 14th, from 10am to 1pm, and you can find full details on their events...
A while ago I did a short interview with The Guardian, to discuss sexual health and relationships for the over 60s. It was recently published on their website, and you can read it here.
Unexpectedly, the story seems to have been picked up by a number...
My review of "Private Practice Made Simple" by Randy J. Paterson, PhD:
There are plenty of books and websites out there offering advice to mental health professionals who want to know how to establish their own private practice. With this new release Randy J. Paterson, PhD...
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by Stefan Walters
My review of "How To Change Your Drinking: A Harm Reduction Guide to Alcohol" by Kenneth Anderson:
Substance misuse is one of the most common and widely discussed topics within the mental health community, as both clients and professionals debate the most effective ways to deal...
My review of "Assessing Adult Attachment: A Dynamic-Maturational Approach to Discourse Analysis".
Attachment theory has come a long way since John Bowlby’s paper “Forty-four Juvenile Thieves” was published in 1944. In the paper Bowlby wrote about his work with disturbed youth in London. He theorized for...
Another book review: "Stop Suffering Needlessly: How to Quickly Recover from Depression", by Kathy Reagan.
Almost everyone reading this review – particularly those in the mental health field – will have had first-hand experience of dealing with depression at one time or another, whether the sufferer...
Here's another recent book review. "Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behaviour" by Geoffrey Miller.
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In his new book Spent, leading evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller takes us on a journey through modern consumerism; explaining how and why we...
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by Stefan Walters
I thought I would share some of my book reviews on this blog, as they do contain some interesting themes.
I'll start with my review of "Saying No To Naked Women" by David R. Yale:
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In the summer of...
Although researchers continue to constantly explore the myriad of ways in which modern technology impacts our mental health, many mental health professionals still seem uncertain as to how to broach this subject or incorporate it into their clinical practice with clients. Increasingly, it is vital...