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The Choice Agenda: Is IAPT Getting the Balance Right for Clients Between CBT and Counselling? – Catherine Jackson & Mike Trier
CourseFollowing up on the previous two sessions on the differences/similarities between CBT and person–centred counselling, the third session moves on to discuss the wider policy context and the implementation of the IAPT programme.
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Differences and Similarities Between CBT and the Person-Centred Approach – Elaine Davies & Mike Trier
CourseElaine Davies, a CBT practitioner, and Mike Trier, a Person Centred counsellor, discussed how they work with clients. They each outlined the key theory that informs their practice, and used this as a basis for discussing similarities and differences.
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Anger: How Do We Deal With It In (and Out of) the Counselling Room? – Elaine Davies & Mike Trier
CourseIn the second 'Conversations about CBT' Online Event, Elaine Davies (CBT) and Mike Trier (PCA) focused on 'Anger' – in and outside the counselling room.
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How to Review the Ethical Framework With Supervisees – Mike Trier
CourseWe explored what impacts the new BACP Ethical Framework was likely to have on supervision.
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Helping Couples to Improve Their Communication – Mike Trier
CourseIn this session, I wanted to explain how I helped couples to improve their communication, and thus, their sense of emotional connection.
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What Does It Mean to Be 'Client Centred'? – Mike Trier
CourseMy aim was to enable a discussion on what it might mean to be client centred: this phrase seemed to be used by many counsellors, and indeed by many non-counsellors, for example in health, education, and youth work.
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Psychodynamic & Systemic - Live Counselling Session 5 – Peter Lindsay Counsels Mike Trier
CoursePeter Lindsay, a Psychodynamic counsellor, counselled Mike Trier live for 20 minutes and then had a discussion about the process with John Wilson.
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Psychodrama - Live Counselling Session 7 – Sarah Morley Counsels Mike Trier
CourseSarah Morley, a Person-centred Psychodrama psychotherapist, counselled Mike Trier live for 20 minutes and then had a discussion about the process with John Wilson. Chatroom participants were able to comment and ask questions.
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7 Counsellors Counselled Mike Trier: What Have We Learned? Part 1 – Mike Trier
CourseIn 2016, Onlinevents revisited the Gloria film from the '60s by inviting counsellors from different modalities to counsel Mike Trier to showcase how they operate as counsellors.
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7 Counsellors Counselled Mike Trier: What Have We Learned? Part 2 – Mike Trier
CourseIn 2016, Onlinevents revisited the Gloria film from the '60s by inviting counsellors from different modalities to counsel Mike Trier to showcase how they operate as counsellors.
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A Conversation Between the Psychodynamic and Person-Centred Approaches – Roslyn Byfield & Mike Trier
CourseRoslyn Byfield, a Psychodynamic counsellor, and Mike Trier, a Person-Centred counsellor, explored some of the differences and similarities in the ways that each of us work with clients.
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Live Counselling Series 2: Kevin Guthrie, A Psychodynamic Counsellor, Counsels Mike Trier – Kevin Guthrie & Mike Trier
CourseIn this first event, Mike was back as client, but with a different issue. Half the session was taken up with Kevin counselling Mike, and the other half was a conversation about the session between John, Kevin, and Mike.

Mike Trier
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Person-Centred - Live Counselling Session 2 – John Bradley Counsels Mike Trier
CourseJohn Bradley conducted a counselling session with Mike Trier for 20 minutes using a Person-centred approach.
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CBT - Live Counselling Session 1 – Elaine Davies Counsels Mike Trier
CourseElaine Davies conducted a counselling session w/ Mike Trier for 20 minutes using a CBT approach. The session was followed by 20 minutes of Elaine talking about the session, giving us a sense of her thinking and the choices she made with this client.
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Gestalt - Live Counselling Session 6 – Margaret Rosemary Counsels Mike Trier
CourseMargaret Rosemary, a Gestalt psychotherapist, counselled Mike Trier live for 20 minutes and then had a discussion about the process with John Wilson. Chatroom participants were able to comment and ask questions.
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H.E.A.R.T. - Live Counselling Session 3 – John Rowan Counsels Mike Trier
CourseJohn Rowan demonstrated his Humanistic, Existential, Authentic, Relational and Transpersonal (HEART) approach while counselling Mike Trier for 20 minutes.
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Focusing-oriented - Live Counselling Session 4 – John Threadgold Counsels Mike Trier
CourseJohn Threadgold demonstrated a Focusing-oriented approach while counselling Mike Trier for 20 minutes.