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The Boy in the Closet — How I Lost my Best Friend to a Label by Margaret Altman

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The Boy in the Closet — How I Lost my Best Friend to a Label ‘Diagnoses such as schizophrenia mask all of the strengths, feelings and talents that individuals possess, The labels can make people’s behavior appear aggressive, when in fact they are … Continue reading →

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The Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Home Follow the link to the website for CEP. In the writer’s view, anyone working in the therapeutic/allied world has an ethical responsibility to be aware of, and evaluate, these arguments. CEP has some seriously intelligent, aware and informed people … Continue reading →

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Carl Rogers on tendencies he notices in people’s movement in therapy

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘Another tendency of this sort seems evident in the client’s moving away from the compelling image of what he “ought to be”. Some individuals have absorbed so deeply from their parents the concept “I ought to be good, “or “I … Continue reading →

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Paulo Coelho on change and taking risks

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. Every day, God gives us the sun – and also one moment in which we have the … Continue reading →

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