Melanie Klein developed play technique with young children from the 1920s onwards using drawings and a small array of simple toys. She found that the…

A counsellor explores research on how sex reassignment surgery may impact current or future relationships and support available

During the past three decades there has been renewed interest in psychological trauma. This interest has been fuelled by the experience of American v…

This short paper summarises two books on sexual perversion and neosexuality: Perversion: The Erotic Form of Hatred by Robert Stoller and Sexualities…

A counsellor explores the link between counselling and diversity and how acknowledging diversity is imperative int he workplace

The focus of this brief paper is on the ethical issues raised by certain authors who argue that the rigid, unreflective implementation of ethical cod…

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Attachment theory describes several behavioural systems, the function of which is to regulate human attachment, fear, exploration, care-giving, peer-…

Attachment theory may be considered a theory of emotion regulation. The mechanism of transmitting attachment organization and, thereby, a characteris…

Coherence is a central construct in attachment interviews. Coherent discourse is based on what the linguistic philosopher Grice calls the ‘Cooperativ…

Attachment theory and infant research have demonstrated that psychological organization is an adaptation aimed at preserving critical, life-sustainin…

Most people who find themselves reading this article will be doing so because they think that they or someone close to them might be suffering from d…