In this episode of The #TherapistsConnect Podcast, Dr Peter Blundell (Twitter:@drpeterblundell) interviews Professor Marvin Goldfried (Twitter:@GoldfriedMarvin) about his work and career. He is a Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University. Professor Goldfried's past work has been on the investigation of the process of change in  psychotherapy, comparing different theoretical orientations for both common and unique  processes. He is involved in clinical and research issues associated with gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals, and has developed a network of psychologists who  have come out in open support of their lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender family members.  (For more information about AFFIRM: Psychologists Affirming their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,  and Transgender Family, see: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/affirm/). He is cofounder of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. For a full overview of Professor Goldfried's arguments relating to psychotherapy integration see his paper Obtaining Consensus in Psychotherapy: What Holds Us Back?He is also the recipient of the 2018 APA/American Psychological Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for the Application of Psychology. Send us a text#TherapistsConnect is a platform for connecting therapists. Website: www.Therapists-Connect.comTwitter: @Therapists_CInstagram: @TherapistsConnectFacebook: @TherConnectOrigins of #TherapistsConnect

This week Dr Peter Blundell interviews Jungian Psychotherapist - Dr Cheryl Fuller.   Cheryl lives and works on the coast of Maine, USA. Cheryl is passionately interested in depth psychology, psychotherapy, feminism, fat studies. Her areas of interest are weight, eating, and body image issues, all from a fat positive approach. Another special interest she has is psychotherapy focusing on issues of chronic illness, aging and finding purpose in later life. Her website is - https://jung-at-heart.com/Cheryl has written a book called The Fat Lady Sings. "In the analytic encounter, body meets body, yet rarely is body mentioned. Without a body, we become like the nymph Echo, a disembodied voice condemned to echo what she hears. Rooted in analytical psychology, The Fat Lady Sings challenges the notion that the fat patient must change to fit into a thin world". Cheryl has written an episode by episode Blog of HBO's - In Treatment - can be found here - https://jung-at-heart.com/hbos-in-treatment1/If you want the recipe for her Chinese Steamed Bun, you may need to wait until she finds it first!Send us a text#TherapistsConnect is a platform for connecting therapists. Website: www.Therapists-Connect.comTwitter: @Therapists_CInstagram: @TherapistsConnectFacebook: @TherConnectOrigins of #TherapistsConnect

In this episode of #TherapistsConnect The Podcast, Dr Peter Blundell interviews counsellor Sarah Felton. Sarah is in private practice her website is here - https://www.sarahfeltoncounselling.co.uk/Sarah is on Twitter - @SarahFelton9Sarah has written a blog for The Counsellors Café about the stigma of therapists talking about their own mental health - https://www.thecounsellorscafe.co.uk/single-post/2016/12/04/Stigma-in-Therapy Send us a text#TherapistsConnect is a platform for connecting therapists. Website: www.Therapists-Connect.comTwitter: @Therapists_CInstagram: @TherapistsConnectFacebook: @TherConnectOrigins of #TherapistsConnect

In this episode of the Therapists Connect Podcast Dr Peter Blundell interviews Caz Binstead  about her life and work.Caz is an experienced counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor working in Private Practice. Caz is on the BACP Private Practice Divisional Executive, she is very interested in supporting students and newly qualified therapists. Caz has previously run a popular course 'Setting Up In Private Practice'. Caz, along with other members of BACP's Private Practice Division, have been working on a variety of tools for BACP members who wish to set up in Private Practice, these can be accessed here - https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-divisions/bacp-private-practice/private-practice-toolkit/Caz is co-facilitator of #TraineeTalk a Twitter discussion group every Monday (during term time) which encourages students of counselling and psychotherapy to engage in debates around therapy.Caz's Twitter handle is @cazbinnycounsellingclaphamsw4.co.uk/Send us a text#TherapistsConnect is a platform for connecting therapists. Website: www.Therapists-Connect.comTwitter: @Therapists_CInstagram: @TherapistsConnectFacebook: @TherConnectOrigins of #TherapistsConnect

In this initial episode, Dr Peter Blundell describes the purpose and aims of this podcast.For more information about Peter's work have a look at his website www.peterblundell.com For more information about #TherapistsConnect have a look at their website www.Therapists-Connect.com Send us a text#TherapistsConnect is a platform for connecting therapists. Website: www.Therapists-Connect.comTwitter: @Therapists_CInstagram: @TherapistsConnectFacebook: @TherConnectOrigins of #TherapistsConnect