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Paul Gordon on unfettered capitalism & coercive conformity

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘The past two decades have witnessed unprecedented changes in the economic and political organisation of the world. We live, we are constantly told, in the era of globalisation, a euphemism for the triumph throughout the world of the so-called free … Continue reading →

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The Law Concerning Mermaids – Kei Miller

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

This is a mesmerizing reading by Kei of his wonderful poem…. The writer had not heard of him before today, then did hear about him, and found this randomly on You Tube. This poem feels oddly pertinent to the ongoing … Continue reading →

Posted in BACP, beauty, creativity, cultural questions, Disconnection, ethics, external locus, grief, Kei Miller, loss, metaphor & dream, poetry, political, wonder | Tagged affordable counselling exeter, BACP, Brian Thorne, coercion, compliance, conforming, counselling ethics, counselling exeter, counselling regulation, counsellor Exeter, counsellors Exeter, diversity, Farhad Dalal, Kei Miller, Law Concerning Mermaids, Light Song, low cost counselling exeter, non-conforming, Palace Gate Counselling Service, Palace Gate Counselling Service Exeter, person centred counselling exeter, psychotherapy ethics, psychotherapy regulation, regulation of counselling, regulation of psychotherapy, regulation of therapy, rule based ethics, www.palacegatecounselling.org.uk | Leave a comment

Irvin Yalom on spontaneity and uniqueness in therapy

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘At its very core, the flow of therapy should be spontaneous, forever following unanticipated riverbeds; it is grotesquely distorted by being packaged into a formula that enables inexperienced, inadequately trained therapists (or computers) to deliver a uniform course of therapy. … Continue reading →

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“I Much Prefer the Idea of Humans Just Helping Humans”: Daniel Mackler

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://madinamericainternationalfilmfestival.com/much-prefer-idea-humans-just-helping-humans-interview-daniel-mackler-open-dialogue-healing-homes/ Click on the link for this great interview with Daniel Mackler, for Mad in America (thanks Laura Delano for putting us onto this). There is tons of good stuff here. We too prefer the idea of ‘humans helping humans’ over … Continue reading →

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