The Therapy Show
de Bob Cooke and Simon Bayley
276. Is therapy magic?
Sobre este podcast
Bob Cooke, an international Psychotherapist , Trainer and Supervisor, talks with Simon Bayley about the world of therapy and counselling. Simon is also a therapist.
This podcast is aimed at listeners who are curious in psychotherapy and counselling, how therapy works, and how therapy helps you towards a more healthy sense of self, both mentally and spiritually. The podcasts will also be of interest to students of therapy and counselling and what it takes to be a psychotherapist. So please join Bob and Simon on this voyage of discovery and co-creative conversations.
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- 276. Is therapy magic? · 32 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 276While therapy and counselling can feel transformative, can it ever be described as magic? We discuss the importance of expectation, belief, ritual and mystery and, with a nod to…
- 275. Symbiosis – the symbiosis trap for therapists to be aware of when working with clients · 34 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 275Steffi Cooke joins us to discuss symbiosis: what it is; how it develops; how it impacts the therapist; and how the therapist can manage it. To listen on Apple Podcasts…
- 274. What qualities make for a Master Psychotherapist? · 33 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 274In this session, we discuss those elements of our workthat might characterise a Master Psychotherapist: experience, competence, potency, attunement and others. To listen on…
- 273. Verbal and non-verbal communication in the therapy room as an indicator of psychological process · 32 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 273We discuss how the client’s psychological process is revealed by how they communicate thoughts andf eelings through the ways they speak and present physically. To listen on…
- 272. The lightbulb moment in Psychotherapy – what is it? · 27 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 272In that moment in therapy when the client says, ‘Aha!’, what is going on? Does it inevitably indicate change? Can we facilitate it? We will discuss these points although we don’t…
- 271. What role does compassion and kindness play in the therapy room with regards to effective healing? · 34 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 271Empathy, kindness, compassion. What exactly is compassion and is its presence an essential part of the therapy process? How does it impact the client, the relationship and the…
- 270. Common mistakes working with Neurodivergent Clients · 31 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 270Biases, preconceptions and assumptions about clients with autism and ADHD are all inevitable until we have learned about the misconceptions and ourselves . We discuss how these…
- 269. When it's quiet in the therapy room, is anything actually happening? · 28 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 269Silence. What’s going on when the client is silent? Is that silence always the same? How long should we sit with the silence? Does silence mean the same thing to everybody? These…
- 268. Is it important for therapists or counsellors to make notes within the therapy session? · 32 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 268Keeping notes is an essential part of the role of a counsellor or psychotherapist. When do we make these notes and how much do we write? Bob and Simon discuss the subject of…
- 267. Is there an optimum length of time for clients to be in therapy for effective therapy outcomes? · 34 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 267We discuss short term or long term therapy, which is more popular or appropriate and how clients might decide to move on from therapy. The possibility of client dependence we…
- 266. Working with Neurodivergent Clients · 28 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 266With guest speaker Amy Peters, we discuss working with Neurodivergent Clients. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126…
- 265. Does Age Difference make any difference in the Relationship between Client and Therapist? · 37 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 265We discuss age differences in the therapy room; how does having a significantly older or younger client or therapist impact the therapeutic work? To listen on Apple…
- 264. Flexibility and Creativity are two of the major keys to effective psychotherapy · 34 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 264While they are not a substitute for knowledge and application of theory and practice, research shows that therapists who demonstrate Flexibility and Creativity tend to produce…
- 263. The process model of supervision · 32 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 263In the UK, the Process, or 7-Eyed Model, of Supervision is the most popular model of psychotherapist supervision. It is both relational and systemic as it addresses how the…
- 262. Parent, Adult and Child in the therapy room · 34 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 262The Parent, Adult, Child model is central to Transactional Analysis. We discuss the origins of the model, how we use it to inform the way we think and frame the clients’ thinking…
- 261. Connecting with the Shadow part of the client is vital for effective psychotherapy · 34 minThe Shadow archetype, coming from Jungian psychology, encompasses the unconscious parts of our personality thatwe often reject or deny. We discuss this, how it fits with TA and…
- 260. Unmet Relational needs – a focus for effective psychotherapy · 29 minDevelopmental relational needs are discussed with reference to Eric Berne’s Relational Hungers and Richard Erskine’s Eight Relational Needs. We talk about about they can missed…
- 259. Do we have to like our Psychotherapist? · 26 minDo we have to like our Psychotherapist for therapy to be effective? Like, dislike, admire or the complexities of transference and countertransference? Bob Cooke will be…
- 258. Theories and methods of Relational Transactional Analysis · 33 minSince its inception by Eric Berne in the late 1950s and early 60s, TA has developed considerably and a number of significant movements have developed. In this episode, Bob…
- 257. Five most common questions that clients ask therapists at the beginning of the psychotherapy process · 35 minWhen a client approaches a new counsellor or therapist, inevitably the client will have questions about what to expect or even what is expected of them. Here, we’ll discuss the…







