The Psychologist

Neurodiversity is not just for those we work with | BPS A group of autistic psychologists write.

‘Change really does revolve around my client, not me…’

@mickcooper77.bsky.social, author of Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy, discusses the latest evidence.

With author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members.

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Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body | BPS An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams.

Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body…
An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams, out today on @atlanticbooks.bsky.social.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

The Psychologist | BPS The magazine of the British Psychological Society - in print and online.

For #InternationalWomensDay why not go to www.bps.org.uk/psychologist and scroll down to 'Explore The Psychologist', for the 30+ incredible women and their stories we have already featured in 2026 alone. Thank you all! (And also to the women I work with!)

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions | BPS An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace (Harper Collins).

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions.

An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Any Jean-Paul Sartre fans out there?

'I'm still haunted that he died alone': The last voices of the Covid inquiry Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.

The last voices of the Covid enquiry
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When it feels like everyone, including Psychologists, have turned away from Covid, it's perhaps worth exploring our collection… www.bps.org.uk/collections/...

‘A much-needed reminder...' | BPS '...that attachment ideas so often used loosely are rooted in assumptions that should not be taken for granted’. Dr Or Dagan reviews Robbie Duschinsky’s 'Developments in Attachment Research'.

‘A much-needed reminder that attachment ideas so often used loosely are rooted in assumptions that should not be taken for granted’.
@robbieduschinsky.bsky.social Developments in Attachment Research reviewed.
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Neurodivergence | BPS Articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest on Neurodivergence.

Neurodivergence - a collection

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AI | BPS We gather articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest.

AI
www.bps.org.uk/collections/ai

‘I was the master of hiding my skin’ | BPS Assistant psychologist Erin Gardiner talks to Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Catherine O’Leary about her work and living with psoriasis.

‘I was the master of hiding my skin…’

Assistant psychologist Erin Gardiner talks to Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Catherine O’Leary about her work and living with psoriasis.

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'What would be a higher priority than the preservation of life?' | BPS Ella Rhodes hears from Emeritus Professor Graham Towl on suicide in prisons.

'What would be a higher priority than the preservation of life?'
Ella Rhodes hears from @profgrahamtowl.bsky.social on suicide in prisons.
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The confidence equation | BPS Dan Rosenfeld, PhD, is a psychologist, dating coach, and comedian, born with cerebral palsy. This is an extract from his new book.

The confidence equation…
Dan Rosenfeld, PhD, is a psychologist, dating coach, and comedian, born with cerebral palsy. This is an extract from his new book.
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#CerebralPalsyAwarenessMonth #20YearsOfAwareness #GoGreen4CP

‘Be self-protective about media exposure to tragedy’ | BPS Our editor Jon Sutton meets Dr Roxane Cohen Silver (University of California, Irvine), keynote speaker at the European Congress of Psychology.

It's a lot at the moment, isn't it? You know, 'the world'. I think of Roxane Cohen Silver's work www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... - but can you suggest other psychologists, in research or practice, addressing 'world overwhelm'?

“I built a new life but the soil is thin. I can feel the heat of the fire beneath it…” | BPS Zeynep Yasar, British Psychological Society member, Clinical Psychologist and author – on navigating geopolitical tremors in the therapy room.

“I built a new life but the soil is thin. I can feel the heat of the fire beneath it…”
Zeynep Yasar, @bpsofficial.bsky.social member, Clinical Psychologist and author – on navigating geopolitical tremors in the therapy room.
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The ultimate psychology reading list | BPS Since 2008, The Psychologist has been asking people in its 'One on One' section for 'One book or journal article that all psychologists should read'. Here we collect their answers.

The ultimate Psychology reading list
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#WorldBookDay

Eye on fiction | BPS Our series of 'eye on fiction' pieces from over the years, collected.

Eye on Fiction [with photo of my now 21-year-old son…]
#WorldBookDay
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Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body | BPS An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams.

Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body…
An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams, out today on @atlanticbooks.bsky.social.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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At the heart of a mad movement: The life and work of Peter Campbell, psychiatric system pioneer. Register for the book launch: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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AI | BPS We gather articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest.

AI
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‘Engaging with research isn’t a distraction from clinical work – it enhances it’ | BPS Clinical Psychologists Lauren Brockett and Katie High ask if it’s possible to balance practice and research.

‘Engaging with research isn’t a distraction from clinical work – it enhances it’
Clinical Psychologists Lauren Brockett and Katie High ask if it’s possible to balance practice and research.
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A @bpsofficial.bsky.social Book Launch: ‘Rethinking Leadership for Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologists’ by Dr Amra Rao.
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From Antarctica to Artemis II: The psychological cost of going beyond | BPS Tahani Baldwin looks to recalibrate our expectations around extreme environments.

From Antarctica to Artemis II: The psychological cost of going beyond.
Tahani Baldwin looks to recalibrate our expectations around extreme environments.
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The new DSM is on the horizon www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
…do any Psychologists actually care? How does DSM impact your daily working life?

Losing a child in slow motion | BPS What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.

Losing a child in slow motion…
What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.
With author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members via web login or The Psychologist app.
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It's that time already...

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Losing a child in slow motion | BPS What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.

Losing a child in slow motion…
What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.
With author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members via web login or The Psychologist app.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

‘Be self-protective about media exposure to tragedy’ | BPS Our editor Jon Sutton meets Dr Roxane Cohen Silver (University of California, Irvine), keynote speaker at the European Congress of Psychology.

It's a lot at the moment, isn't it? You know, 'the world'. I think of Roxane Cohen Silver's work www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... - but can you suggest other psychologists, in research or practice, addressing 'world overwhelm'?

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions | BPS An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace (Harper Collins).

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions.

An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace @harpercollins.bsky.social

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Meeting ghosts and angels in the parental village | BPS Adele E. Greaves looks to bring ‘core self’ to the Parent-Infant Relationship, through Perinatal Internal Family Systems.

Meeting ghosts and angels in the parental village…
Adele Greaves looks to bring ‘core self’ to the Parent-Infant Relationship, through Perinatal Internal Family Systems.
Inc author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members (via login/in The Psychologist app)

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