Monthly Archives: October 2010

Basic Space: Focusing, James Blake and The XX

Posted on October 26, 2010 by guymillon

Recently on my counselling psychology course I learned about a procedure known as Focusing, which is sometimes used in the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) to therapy. Focusing is a technique used to bring attention to an internal feeling that is directly … Continue reading →

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Kicks in the Schoolyard #1: The Person-Centred Approach and Animal Collective

Posted on October 13, 2010 by guymillon

‘Open up your, open up your Open up your throat And let the all of that time All of that time, all of that time go.’ ‘Brother Sport’ by Animal Collective . ‘In my early professional years I was asking … Continue reading →

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Hand in Unloveable Hand

Posted on October 8, 2010 by guymillon

Freud’s Death Drive and The Mountain Goats A key concept in psychoanalysis is the innate human drive towards self-destruction. Freud wrote about this unconscious instinct towards annihilation and death as an opposing force to the drive for life and growth. … Continue reading →

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Kicks in the Schoolyard (Prologue): Opening Fanfare

Posted on October 2, 2010 by guymillon

So this is the start of a regular feature where I plan to explain different approaches widely used in psychological therapy using indie music to help understanding. I hope that this is going to be helpful for me and also … Continue reading →

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