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Jungian group from October 2025
Symbols, Dreams and Transformation Would you like to explore Jungian ideas and connect with your natural creativity in a soulful and...

London APC
Jun 112 min read
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Are you hiding from life?
A post on why hiding from life is more immediately appealing than the challenge of changing.

London APC
Jun 42 min read
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Starting Therapy, some considerations
Beginning therapy can be daunting. The following guidelines are not a rule of thumb but can help you think about what to expect from...

London APC
Mar 272 min read
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Why are children of alcoholics more likely to develop a drinking problem?
My parent was an alcoholic ; IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME She started to drink as a way to cope that makes her less able to cope.  Knots...

London APC
Feb 105 min read
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Happy New You
Cultivating an attitude of curiosity and self acceptance is crucial. A therapist can help with this. Trying to change can open you up...

London APC
Jan 132 min read
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The Seduction of Illusions
Why is using too much internet pornography a problem?

London APC
Nov 29, 20242 min read
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Sexual Healing
Sexual arousal, is highly subjective and takes place in the mind as much as the body. Our fantasies can contain our past traumatic histories

London APC
Sep 22, 20243 min read
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How can Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy help?
If you want therapy that works relatively quickly, consider DIT. Obviously any depth approach to therapeutic change takes time, but...

London APC
May 22, 20242 min read
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A Change Is Gonna Come - Reduced Fee Therapy
If you are seeking help for your mental health struggles, our reduced fee scheme may be a more manageable way of getting the help you need.

London APC
May 14, 20242 min read
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Mercy for the Greedy
Given the chance to live your life over again, would you do anything differently? People often come into therapy looking for a kind of...

London APC
Mar 12, 20244 min read
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The Gift of Attention
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil In the 1994 film Ladybird, the protagonist pays a lot of attention to...

London APC
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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COA Week 2024
The charity NACOA https://nacoa.org.uk/ provide an invaluable helpline for millions of children who live with an alcoholic parent. This...

London APC
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Following Stars, Falling in Love and Fairytales of New York
True awe means knowing that the blind hope of a star struck trance can be an intoxicating beginning. Hope is the light that sustains us.

London APC
Dec 10, 20234 min read
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Synchronicity
Jung defined synchronicity as the ‘acausal connecting principle’, the meaningful connection of two or more events that seem unrelated but a

London APC
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Love Dogs
One night a man was crying, Allah! Allah! His lips grew sweet with the praising, until a cynic said, "So! I have heard you calling out,...

London APC
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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Why do we do the opposite of what we say we want?
Therapy often starts with a puzzle or a mystery to solve. Someone says they want to meet a partner and yet never goes out. An unwanted...

London APC
Jun 15, 20232 min read
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Rhythm, ritual and the therapeutic hour
When people begin therapy, it can be hard to accept that appointments need to be at the same time and place each week. The emphasis on...

London APC
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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Seduction, deception and technology
On the impact of the internet.... Paxman: It’s different delivery system though isn’t it? Bowie: The interplay between the user and the...

London APC
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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You start dying slowly
If we are too focused on safety and remaining comfortable, we lose the experiences that make our short time on this planet so wonderful.

London APC
Jan 15, 20232 min read
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Christmas Conversations
What happens when we fall out with people we have to see at Christmas?

London APC
Dec 8, 20221 min read
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