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Existential Therapy Leeds
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BACP Existential Theraputic Counsellor.

I'm not a regular therapist, I'm an existential therapist.

https://existentialtherapyleeds.co.uk/
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Existential Therapy Leeds @existentialtherapy.bsky.social · Jan 22
Therapists should be politically neutral but they should not be ethically neutral. We can agree to disagree with our clients on fiscal policy but not on whether trans people have the right to exist. We must not walk blindly into the jaws of ethical relativism.

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What book would people recommend for a psychotherapist who is training to be a supervisor and will soon start seeing supervisees? Preferably something on the humanistic/existential side of things.

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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Blessed Samhain! Between now and Yule is a time of darkness and decay. This is not a bad thing. In our 24/7 365 hustle culture it is psychologically healthy to set aside a time when you stop, take stock, settle down and chill. Take a break.

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October 31, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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As part of my CPCAB accredited Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision I am offering low cost supervision to counsellors and therapists.
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Next off my reading pile, I am taking a break from psychotherapy to read something more aligned with some of my other interests.
Cover of The Aleister Crowley Collection. It depicts the unicursal hexagram surrounded by other occult symbols.
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Having had a chance to read it I can now say that is is not only one of the best books on racism I have ever read but also one of the best books of applied philosophy I have ever read.
existentialtherapy.bsky.social Existential Therapy Leeds @existentialtherapy.bsky.social · Sep 25
Next off my reading pile. Preordered this book as soon as it was announced. Arrived yesterday so I am wasting no time getting into it.
Cover of A Phenomenology of Racism in Counselling and Psychotherapy by Dwight Turner. Also in frame is a grey ceramic coffee cup filled to the brim with black coffee.
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Excellent conference. Really well organised. Some really great workshops presented by some exceptional people. Dr Marc Boaz impressed me in particular.
October 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Very much looking forward to doing this online today.

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Poster advertising the 3rd Annual Living & Working with Neurodivergence Conference: Mental Health & Wellbeing.
October 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Today I started my Level 6 Certificate in Counselling Supervision at Headstrong Academy.

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October 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Ran a successful Mental Health First Aid night for my Scout troop yesterday. Really pleased with how seriously they took it.

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September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Next off my reading pile. Preordered this book as soon as it was announced. Arrived yesterday so I am wasting no time getting into it.
Cover of A Phenomenology of Racism in Counselling and Psychotherapy by Dwight Turner. Also in frame is a grey ceramic coffee cup filled to the brim with black coffee.
September 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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This book was interesting, with some useful ideas. I do not regret reading it. The title is misleading, however, since very little of the content specifically addresses the challenges of time-limited therapy.

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existentialtherapy.bsky.social Existential Therapy Leeds @existentialtherapy.bsky.social · Aug 19
Next off my reading pile. Hopefully this will help me with my EAP work.

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Cover of Time-Limited Existential Therapy: The Wheel of Existence by Alison Strasser.
September 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Seeing public critics of a government getting fired so mergers will be approved, while a dude who talks about “involuntarily euthanising” the homeless just has to issue an apology, is the most dystopian crap I’ve ever seen.
September 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Would anyone have any recommendations or advice for training/qualifying as a supervisor in the UK?

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September 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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There are books addressing mental health issues from a (Neo)Pagan/Witchcraft perspective. Every one I have yet seen is written by a well intentioned practitioners of the craft who are not actually therapists. My ambition is to write a book which bridges the gap.

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September 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Unfortunately, this is important.

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A four-panel explainer comic: Who are groypers and why did charlie Kirk's murderer had their memes engraved on his bullet casings? Panel 1: Groypers Are An Ultra-nationalist are an ultra-nationalist neo-nazi group born out of the 2010's meme culture, led by Nick Fuentes, who in 2019 started what was dubbed "The Groyper Wars". They targeted the left, but also mainstream conservatives. (The drawing for this panel is an angry young man in a MAGA hat, with an AF insignia behind him.) Panel 2: Charlie Kirk was one of the main targets of the Groyper Wars. He was considered "a fake conservative" because he accepted to debate with Jewish or gay people. Groypers routinely attempted to derail his debates and force him into extreme positions. (The drawing shows a recorded debate.) Panel 3: Groypers use progressive symbols as a strategy to confuse people about their actual beliefs. for example, the protest song "Bella Ciao" was chosen as one of the "theme songs" of the Groyper Wars. (The drawing is off a frog troll meme) "Hey fascist, catch ↑→↓↓↓" is a meme referencing a code for total annihilation in shooting game "Helldivers 2". "*notices bulge* OwO what's this?" is another popular hateful meme used to harass the furry community, a common target of the far-right. Tyler Robinson is a soldier in the Groyper Wars who has fallen so deep into internet culture that most people can't even recognize it. (Picture of a white boy, mostly hidden by text). By Sophie Labelle.
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Just finished my last shift as a cleaner. My psychotherapy private practice is now my sole source of income. No safety net now so I need to make this work.

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August 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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UK online safety law in practice.
binaryape.bsky.social Pete Birkinshaw @binaryape.bsky.social · Aug 21
Every time you walk around this gate, a sheep bites a random child
A gate in a field, there is no fence, just a gate.
August 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Next off my reading pile. Hopefully this will help me with my EAP work.

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Cover of Time-Limited Existential Therapy: The Wheel of Existence by Alison Strasser.
August 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Often books on queer witchcraft either have a lot of good queer theory with very little actual witchcraft or a lot of good witchcraft with very little actual queer theory. This book truly succeeds at integrating the two. My sexual, gender and religious identities have never felt more aligned.
existentialtherapy.bsky.social Existential Therapy Leeds @existentialtherapy.bsky.social · Jul 29
Next book off my reading pile is not CPD, for once, but something of a more personal interest.
Cover of Queering Your Craft by Cassandra Snow. It depicts a rainbow coloured pentacle.
August 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.
August 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Starting my All-Therapist Pathfinder TTRPG tomorrow, which is either the best or worst idea I have ever had…

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August 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Oh the irony of sitting down to write in my BACP accreditation application about how I follow the ethical code of conduct just as news breaks that the Chair and Deputy Chair have been caught fiddling expense.

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August 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I have decided that the time is right to quit the cleaning job. With the stability of my EAP work, I am ready to make counselling my sole source of income.

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August 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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A birthday gift from my beloved spouse.

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Box art for Horrible Therapist: A card game where you make very unpleasant comics. It depicts a therapist wrapper taking notes while a person lays on a couch.
August 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM