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Dr Dan O'Hare @edpsydan.bsky.social · 7d

Episode 2 out now!

This one was a little special, recorded live at the edpsy festival as Cora was one of our headliners!

'A moment to think about trans kids'

A wide ranging and insightful convo - policy, history, culture, global perspectives - enjoy.

#edpsychs

The Educated Guess Podcast @educatedguesspod.bsky.social · 7d

🎙️ Episode 2 now live!

A special episode here recorded live at the @edpsy.bsky.social festival of educational psychology.

We took a moment to think about trans and gender diverse young people as Cora headlined the festival.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1trO...

#edpsychs

A moment to think about trans kids

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · 16d

Are you an Ed Psych looking to participate in group supervision sessions? Interested in the sound of compassion-focused group provision? Please see below from Dr Jo Taylor. #edpsychs

Dr Jo Taylor @jgetaylor.bsky.social · Jun 26

What is The Compassionate Cohort ✨❤️?

✅ Group supervision for EPs.
✅ Deeply psychological
✅ Sessions designed to create the conditions for reflection, using grounding activities, visualisation & imagery.

Read more and book your place⬇️
constellationspsychology.com/psychologists
#EdPsychs

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · 19d

Wow! What to say about the @edpsy.bsky.social Festival of Educational Psychology today...?! What an informative and inspiring experience. Chapeau to @edpsydan.bsky.social
and the rest of the EdPsy/Festival team. Thanks so much!

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · 27d

So you want to become an accredited Coaching Psychologist? Find out more about the process, and how Aspen Psychology Services can help, via our short information video here: youtu.be/o_vZFZQtywU

@edpsy.bsky.social @fionacoley.bsky.social @maxpurpose.bsky.social @jgetaylor.bsky.social #edpsychs

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Jul 16

Aspen Coaching Psychology Workshops 25-26 - OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE THE DATE(S).

The dates for our 25-26 coaching psychology workshop programme are now live.

Please see www.aspenpsychologyservices.co.uk/coaching-wor... for further details.

#coaching #coachingpsychology #change #resilience #wellbeing

A path leading through a forest, with sunshine beaming through the trees.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Jul 11

The edpsy festival covers a range of themes, e.g. reframing attachment as a dynamic process not a fixed trait; making space for everyone in their diverse gender experiences; and adopting a more holistic approach to meeting mental health needs. See you there if you're attending.

edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎪🗓️⭐Our festival programme is now live!

Please have an explore, grab your ticket!

festival.edpsy.org.uk

Let us know - what are you most looking forward to at the festival?

#epfest2025 #edpsychs

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Jun 8

Lovely message to read! Thanks @maxpurpose.bsky.social

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PositiviTEA ☕️💙💖 @positivitea-eps.bsky.social · May 16

Community is everything, come along to our next session Friday 23rd 1-2. It’s a free inclusive space for EP community.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cup-of-p...
@fionacoley.bsky.social @edpsydan.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @maxpurpose.bsky.social @psychbites.bsky.social @aspenpsychology.bsky.social

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · May 2

+"Build in time to work on the business, not just in it". Yep, this.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Apr 30

ONLINE WORKSHOP: Coaching for Resilience. 04.06.2025, 9:30-4:30, £140.

Develop a toolbox of strategies that we can apply to improve our own or others' ability to deal with change, challenge or adversity.

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#edpsychs #coachingpsychology #coaching #resilience

A seedling growing in difficult conditions.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 27

Glad to have provided a satisfying #coachingpsychology CPD experience for this team of LA Educational Psychologists, supporting them to practise #coaching skills for helping others to achieve goals, and then how to use CBC & ACT to deal with psychological blocks to goal achievement. 🌱#edpsychs

"That was fantastic. We especially appreciate the way you adapted to the service needs to create this bespoke session, and your kind and inclusive presentation style which has made everyone feel comfortable and able to learn. It will really enhance our practice moving forward. I hope we get the opportunity to work with you again and would wholeheartedly recommend this to any other EPS!"

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 14

A pleasure working with the Gateshead team. All the best as you move forward.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Feb 6

ONLINE COACHING PSYCHOLOGY WORKSHOP: Solution-Focused Coaching, 19.03.25. Learn or refresh essential principles of SFC; gain hours of coaching CPD; share and learn from examples of SFC in practice. Find out more and/or book a place at bit.ly/3SxGxoX #edpsychs #coaching #coachingpsychology

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Jan 20

Some feedback from our recent online training day on 'Coaching Foundations'. Info about other Aspen Psychology CPD opportunities this year can be found at: bit.ly/3HZ7tKS #edpsychs #coaching #coachingpsychology

"I just wanted to add how much I enjoyed the day. My preference is usually for face-to-face CPD events, and I often struggle to focus when things are delivered online, but that wasn't the case. The balance of content with the use of breakout rooms and how relevant the content felt to my work made for a really enjoyable day. I left feeling inspired and better informed than I was at the start of the day. I hope to be able join you for other CPD opportunities in the future and will be recommending the course to other EPs and colleagues."

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · Jan 13

From 1st February we will no longer post on Twitter.

Please share with your colleagues and let them know that joining us here couldn't be easier!

Share our blog with them, where we've also linked to our #BlueSky starter pack:

edpsy.org.uk/blog/2024/bl...

#edpsych @bpsofficial.bsky.social

BlueSky: a new social media community for educational psychology - edpsy.org.uk

The atmosphere and culture of Twitter (now ‘X’) has deteriorated since Elon Musk took over the platform, even more so...

edpsy.org.uk

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🚀 Dr Fi Coley (The Ed Psych Coach) @fionacoley.bsky.social · Dec 13

@maxpurpose.bsky.social @ephoughton.bsky.social @viola-jane.bsky.social @pippatep.bsky.social @aspenpsychology.bsky.social @edpsy.bsky.social @edpsyched.bsky.social

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edpsy @edpsy.bsky.social · Dec 15

What a year it's been with you all - a fantastic community.

Pulling together this 'wrapped' has just made us think "Wow...impact!"

Enjoy!

#edpsychs #edusky #psychology

@bpsofficial.bsky.social @psychmag.bsky.social @maxpurpose.bsky.social @aspenpsychology.bsky.social @jgetaylor.bsky.social

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Dec 4

#edpsychs In case this has relevance for anyone (trigger warning re end-of-life care).

Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Dec 3

Some words from Nick Cave for those walking the agonising path of slowly losing a loved one…

Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #305 - My dad is dying. It’s cancer. I’m spending as much time with him as I can, but in the absolute terror of it all, I can’t help but crack jokes. And then th...

Dear Roger, I’m sorry to hear about your dad. It seems that there is genuine love between you. If this is so, I would say that he wouldn’t...

www.theredhandfiles.com

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Max Purpose Psychology @maxpurpose.bsky.social · Nov 27

On Friday we will be talking about productivity # PositiviTEA. As an EP, whatever work context (LA, independent or a mix) one of the challenges that we face is how to managing competing work demands. We get good at juggling plates, but it’s tricky. Join us to talk about this. #edpsychs More info⬇️

Max Purpose Psychology @maxpurpose.bsky.social · Nov 25

The last #PositiviTEA session of the year will take place on Friday 29th November. Have you booked your space? it is an inclusive space to connect the EP community.
It’s open to EPs, TEPs an AsEPs, all welcome. @edpsy.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-cup-of-p...

#PositiviTEA #edpsychs

A cup of positiviTEA with Max and Fi

A free community group for EPs to connect, reflect and learn. All welcome.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Nov 24

Karen Horney used the phrase “the tyranny of the should”, which reflects how we can ‘should’ ourselves into doing things we don’t want to do, or doing things we do want to do without recognising them as our choices (which, as you note, changes how we feel about them).

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Nov 24

That language choice is important, the underlying principle more so. Respect.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Nov 21

Facts / Feelings / Future comes to mind. More typically used in critical incident debriefing but you can see its applicability to the theme refer to.

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Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks for reskeeting (I read that’s actually a word being used, and I know you’ve been thinking about nomenclature), @maxpurpose.bsky.social

Aspen Psychology @aspenpsychology.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks for reposting, @fi-coley.bsky.social 🙏

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