Strengths and Resources – Pluralistic Practice

The Radical Nature of Pluralism in Therapy

Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton One of the challenges to pluralism in therapy, over the years, is that we’re not really saying anything new. The challenge goes something like, ‘Yeah, pluralism, that’s great, but we’re all pluralists anyway. I’ve been doing pluralism for years.’ Being pluralistic,…

Pluralistic Therapy Meets Global Mental Health

June 17, 2022 Cultural resources Information and Updates Networking Politics Strengths and Resources No Comments

Lynne Gabriel, Christine Kupfer, John McLeod, Kate Smith and Mhairi Thurston A group of members of the pluralistic network recently participated in a two-day on-line conference on Pluralizing Global Mental Health Care: crisis, and critique, hosted by the University of Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology. We presented two papers –…

Working With A Womb Twin Survivor Through Pluralism

June 18, 2021 Children Gender Personal Strengths and Resources 7 Comments

Donna McDonald, Private Practice at Peaceful Grove Counselling & Psychotherapy In 2008 I was on a workshop exploring attachment theory, when an unknown truth made itself known to me like a slap in the face. We were put into subgroups and I found myself in a group consisting of lots…

The Creativity Gathering

March 24, 2021 Arts therapies Information and Updates Networking Online Practice Strengths and Resources Therapeutic approaches No Comments

Janie Keddie – 3rd Year MSc student, studying pluralistic counselling at Abertay University Janie mooted the idea of Creativity Gathering in 2020 as a way of bringing together people who are passionate about creative approaches to therapy. When we entered lockdown a little over a year ago, I never anticipated…

The Strength that We Find in Our New Everyday

January 5, 2021 Cultural resources Leadership Personal Policy Politics Strengths and Resources 4 Comments

Kate Smith PhD, Abertay University At the start of 2021 we entered another lockdown, another phase of potential isolation, changes to our usual habits and preferences and, for many, the removal of essential cultural resources and supports. I have been dwelling on how pluralism responds to difficulties such as these…