Mick Cooper

After over 15 years of prevarication, procrastination, and avoidance, have managed to submit the final manuscript for the second edition of my 'Facts are friendly' book--due out Spring 2026 from Sage.

Save the Date: Therapy and Social Change Network Conference – 25 April 2026 We are thrilled to announce that the Therapy and Social Change Network (TaSC) will host […]

Save the date for our Therapy and Social Change (@TaSC) conference next year: 25th April 2026 - onlinevents.co.uk/save-the-dat...

Doctoral research project on the experiences of gay muslim men. Please do consider, or distribute onwards, as appropriate

YouTube video by Therapy and Social Change Network (TaSC) Network Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change with Yeshim Harris

If you missed the TASC Network talk, you can now catch the video of conflict negotiator, Yeshim Harris, talking about lessons from war zones and what it can teach us about addressing human conflict: between people and within.
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Today: lessons from a war zone to inform therapeutic change: our June TASC Network seminar. How do we face the oppressor outside and within:

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Our next TASC Network seminar is from global conflict negotiator, Yeshim Harris, who will be looking at what can be learnt from her work for the field of therapy.

Friday, 6th June, 5pm-6pm BST. Free, but please book via:

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What is 'epistemic justice' and what does it mean for therapeutic thought and practice. Our TASC Network seminar, this Friday (5-6pm), from the brilliant Nicola Blunden, should be a great introduction to the concept and its implications. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/epistemic-...

Experiences of women who were mothers while involved in the UK criminal justice system.

For more information, please contact our Counselling Psychology student Chloe Reed: reedc3@roehampton.ac.uk

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Online workshop for Japanese colleagues on pluralistic therapy: 18th June 20.00-22.00 Japanese time.

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Join our University of Roehampton study on The Challenges of Defining Trauma.
We’re looking for HCPC-registered psychologists with 2+ years’ experience. Y
To sign up or find out more, please visit www.traumaresearch.co.uk or email lindopl@roehampton.ac.uk

Hull: delighted to be coming up for Hull’s first Mental Health Conference, Wed. May 21st. Challenge stigma and drive real conversations; Share cutting-edge strategies for schools, workplaces, and clinics; Foster collaboration across professionals. hopen.co.uk/hulls-premie...

YouTube video by Stop Mandated Shunning Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy #stopmandatedshunning #shorts

My colleague at University of Roehampton, Savin Bapir-Tardy, has been leading research on overcoming mandated shunning in religious groups. Here she introduces her work

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Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions - YouTube Education should be more than the pursuit of academic success—it should nurture well-rounded, emotionally resilient individuals. Schools should serve as envi...

If you missed our amazing seminar on Friday with young people, parents, professionals, and leaders of the mental health organisations talking about the need for better emotional health in schools, you can find the recording here.
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Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions, A TaSC Seminar

Help Make Schools a Place of Emotional Health, Nurture, and Wellbeing. Friday, 5-7pm, online event bringing together the therapy professions to develop our campaign to make schools a place where children and young people can develop their self-worth. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emotionall...

YouTube video by Becoming A Therapist AI, Therapy & The Future Of Wellbeing | Mick Cooper

A dialogue on therapy, AI, and social change

Exploring the intersection of therapy and societal wellbeing; along with pluralism and AI.

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Help make schools a place of emotional health, wellbeing, and nurturing. Join us for our cross-professions event: Friday 25th April, 5-7pm. Free, but please register via the link below.

The Age of Humachines: Artificial Intelligence, Social Justice, and the Annihilation of Being Human. Michael D. B. Harvey in Conversation with Mick Cooper - From Therapy to Social Change What happens when the line between human and machine begins to blur? Michael Harvey, author of "The Age of Humachines," takes us on a fascinating journey through the rapidly transforming technological...

What does it mean to be in the age of 'humachines'? In this latest TASC Network podcast, we talk to author Michael Harvey about the increasing reach of AI, the threat it poses to humanity, and how we can strive towards a future that is fully human.

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Let's Make Schools a Place of Emotional Nurturing and Wellbeing

Emotionally Healthy Schools campaign, 25th April: how can we can work together to make change happen. Do please join us and spread the invite far and wide: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emotionall...

<em>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</em> | BPS Journal | Wiley Online Library Objective To understand young people's experiences of setting and monitoring goals in the context of school-based counselling. Design Qualitative interview study of young people aged 13–16 years o...

New research finds that goals in therapy can be both **motivating** & **frustrating** for young people (13-16). **Key takeaway for counsellors?** Be flexible! Let teens choose how they track goals

#MentalHealth #SchoolCounselling #GoalSetting

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Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools

If you missed our TaSC February event on Mental Health in schools, including the presentation from Diane Abbott, you can find all the talks at the link here:

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Psychotherapy and Social Change: Mick Cooper on Counseling, Pluralism, and Progressive Politics Javier Rizo interviews Mick Cooper on the intersection of psychotherapy and social transformation, the pluralistic approach to counseling, and the role of psychology in building a more just society.

A real honour to be interviewed by Mad in America on Counselling, Pluralism, and Progressive Politics www.madinamerica.com/2025/02/psyc...

Participants Requested Have you experienced deep moments of connection with clients, often referred to as relational depth? If this resonates with you I invite you to participate in this study! Title Therapists’ Experienc...

Experiences of relational depth in therapy with a translator - if you are a therapist who has had experiences of deep moments of connection while working with a translator, you may be interested in taking part in this study

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School counselling works!

Our research makes clear that counsellors in schools can help young people in a variety of important ways.

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Alex Sobel MP in Conversation: Being Real in the Political World - From Therapy to Social Change What is the reality of political life and how does it affect our MPs? Can they be the real human beings that they are? In this podcast, TaSC members Robbie Curtis and Mick Cooper talk to Labour MP Ale...

What's it really like being an MP? What are the challenges to mental health and to family life? As part of the Therapy and Social Change Network, we recently had the opportunity to talk to Labour MP Alex Sobel about his experience of being in parliament.
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Social Justice and the Person-Centred Approach: Celebrating, Challenging, Evolving — Mick Cooper Training and Consultancy This edited talk, presented as the 2025 Melissa Harte Memorial Lecture (4th Feb 2025), explores the contribution that person-centred thinking and practice can make to social justice; the limitations o...

How does the person-centred approach relate to theories and practices of social justice? In this edited write-up of my recent talk for the Melissa Harte Memorial Lecture, I argue that it has a unique contribution to make, but can also grow closer.

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PODCAST: Why we need to apply psychology to politics - Transforming Society Mick Cooper, author of ‘Psychology at the Heart of Social Change’, speaks to Richard Kemp about the strategies could we implement for a psychology-informed progressive society.

It's #TimeToTalk Day and I'm reminded of this wonderfully stimulating conversation I had with @mickcooper77.bsky.social for the Transforming Society podcast. Mick urges our politicians to talk openly, listen and find ways to collaborate rather than competing for blame. So applicable to life, too!

The Person-Centred Approach and Social Justice. This evening (Tuesday), I'll be delivering the annual Melisssa Harte Lecture, exploring the relationship between the PCA and social justice:

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We're trying to make secondary schools a place of support and safety rather than brutality and fear. Join us tomorrow, Saturday, for our online conference to catalyse a campaign for mental health and wellbeing as every young person's right.

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Putting mental wellbeing at the heart of education: join us for our mini-conference this Saturday on the role of schools in supporting mental health and wellbeing. With Diane Abbott MP, and Michael Wigglesworth on social and emotional learning. www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-hea...