Anna Oldershaw interviews Les Greenberg the founder of Emotion-Focused Therapy What is the role of emotion in distress? Les Greenberg, the founder of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) has spent 30 […]
Anne Cooke interviewed in ‘Psychologist’ magazine
Principal Lecturer Anne Cooke, Joint Clinical Director of our Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is interviewed about her life, work, beliefs, passions and commitments in the December 2017 issue of ‘Psychologist’ […]
Museums on prescription project wins two major awards
A unique research project by the Salomons Centre, Canterbury Christ Church University and University College London to help lonely, older adults at risk of isolation has been awarded two prestigious […]
Roundtable: What should we do with the Mental Health Act?
Theresa May wants to ‘rip up’ the Mental Health Act and has announced it will be reviewed. John McGowan, Rachel Terry, @THEAGENTAPSLEY and Maria Griffiths discuss how to change it. […]
Salomons Centre moves to new town centre location
The Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology has moved to a new campus in central Tunbridge Wells. The campus was formally opened by comedian Jo Brand on Wednesday 4 October, at […]
Podcast: Can mental health workers be service users?
In this show we look at how professionals working in mental health relate to their own experiences of distress. Can a worker’s own history of difficulties enrich their practice? Or […]
Sometimes the drugs do work
Following last week’s BBC Panorama on the dangers of anti-depressants Clinical Psychologist Angela Gilchrist suggests we urgently need more balanced coverage. What do anti-depressants do to help you? And […]
Saying Donald Trump is mentally ill is unethical, inaccurate and unhelpful
John McGowan asks if it’s OK for mental health professionals to give opinions on Donald Trump’s mental health? Someone asked me what I thought about Donald Trump the other day. I […]
The eighteen fifties: A time to talk?
Was mental health care in the past as barbaric as we might think? John McGowan finds out about some innovators of the Victorian era. What do we think of mental health treatments […]