Aaron Beck dies at the Age of 100
Sad news today as it was announced that Aaron Beck, the father of Cognitive Therapy has died at the age of 100. It would be impossible...
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Aug 19, 20203 min read
What Matters? The Alliance Once Again
A trusting therapeutic relationship and outcome-oriented collaboration between therapist and patient are critical for the successful...
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Phil Harris
Jul 1, 20201 min read
What is Treatment?
Historically we have always been very fixated on modality-or type of therapy- and have always assumed that this is responsible for...
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Phil Harris
Apr 29, 20201 min read
Can Low Empathy Be Toxic?
In Training and in Reflective Practice sessions the issue of empathy, relationships and outcomes is often discussed. This is...
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Phil Harris
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Holistic Approaches Work Best for Drug Recovery
A new study finds that interventions that take a multidimensional approach -- tackling the biological, social, environmental and mental...
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Phil Harris
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Wrong Matters More Than Right in Helping
In training and lectures on treatment outcomes I often suggest that doing the wrong thing in sessions with clients has a bigger impact on...
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Phil Harris
Mar 28, 20191 min read
Creating Helping Relationships That Matter
Relationships in and of themselves make a huge difference to treatment outcomes. The American Psychological Association have just...
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Phil Harris
Mar 20, 20191 min read
The Role of Emotional Expression in Treatment Outcomes
I discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...
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Phil Harris
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Beyond the Alliance: Understanding the "Real" Relationship
The Therapeutic Alliance has always been found to be the central driver of outcomes in treatment studies, regardless of modality. But is...
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Phil Harris
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Expectations Equal Outcome in Talking Cures
In lectures and training I always emphasis that other factors contribute to the clients outcome than just the model of practice. These...
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Phil Harris
Oct 21, 20184 min read
PTSD Eminently Treatable Research Shows
A multiyear clinical trial comparing medication and mental health counseling in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder shows...
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Phil Harris
Sep 27, 20184 min read
Want to Lose Weight-Start to Imagine
In training I emphasis that the client's goals must be detailed. This is because the human brain gains perspective by detail. When...
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Phil Harris
Jun 10, 20182 min read
Poly-User Have Lower Recovery Rates
In lecturers and treatment design I often discuss the more positive outcomes and shorter treatment duration for primary drinkers as...
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Phil Harris
May 9, 20181 min read
The Counselor Matters The Most In Drug Treatment: A Classic Revisited
McLellen et al 1985 research study on the power of the alliance in the treatment of clients of methadone scripts changed my view of drug...
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Phil Harris
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Addiction Recovery Special: Professor William White
I have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...
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Phil Harris
Apr 28, 20171 min read
Prof David Orlinsky on Addiction Research and Treatment Outcomes
I am a huge fan of Prof David Orlinsky's work. He has conducted extensive research on treatment processes and outcomes and his work on...
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