Welcome to The Oxford Development Centre’s psychology and wellbeing central news feed. We’ll post all our latest articles, covering a wide range of topics, to this web page so it’s a useful web address for you to bookmark and share. We’ll feature news and updates from the therapies we tailor to use with our clients during our treatment sessions, such as our articles on The Comprehensive Resource Model and Calatonia. We’ve also got articles covering wellbeing techniques such as this one featuring a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness and one this exploring the benefits of yoga for trauma recovery.
Read on below to find all our previous articles, you can use the scroll buttons at the bottom of the page to reach the next page of archived articles. Happy browsing!
‘Body & Spirit In Psychotherapy: If Not Now, When?’ – A Kings College London Event
Exploring Concepts of Body, Mind & Spirit in Psychotherapy. Recognising the differences in Having, Using & Being a Body & Bridging The Head-Heart Gap
Workaholism, Prolonged Grief Disorder & Embracing Your Shadow Self
We've recently been contributing to a flurry of articles spanning a wide range of psychology topics. From workaholism, to Prolonged Grief Disorder & even embracing your shadow self, we thought it was time to share some of them with you!
Getting Stuck In Your Trauma or PTSD
Too often, when people have lived through a traumatic experience, their sense of the past and vision of the future stops. How do you move past your trauma?
Stroud Psychology Service, The Cotswold Centre For Trauma Healing, Gets A New Look
Our Stroud Psychology Centre, The Cotswold Centre for Trauma Healing, recently received a substantial makeover resulting in a warm, comfortable and relaxed space for clients to engage with therapy from.
The Oxford Development Centre’s 20th Birthday: Interview With Dr Claudia Herbert
The Oxford Development Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary this month and to mark the occasion we interviewed Dr Claudia Herbert to find out why she created the service, how it's changed over the years and her hopes for the future of the business.
Newsweek Article Explores The Comprehensive Resource Model
The Comprehensive Resource Model is explored by Matthew Green in his Newsweek article which takes a deep dive into the origins of this unique and highly effective PTSD treatment.
How Craniosacral Therapy Helps Healing – ‘Addiction: A Compassionate Approach’
We're featuring Christina Sage's article from Fulcrum magazine, The Craniosacral Therapy Association's professional journal. 'Addiction: A Compassionate Approach', provides insight into how craniosacral therapy can be used to help heal trauma and related problems such as addiction and anxiety. To move through the pages of the article use the forward and back buttons at the bottom of the PDF reader. You can read more about Christina Sage and her Craniosacral [...]
Healing The Complex Trauma Of Holocaust And Genocide
A Talk On How Acts Of Human Atrocity Manifest As Complex Trauma Dr Claudia Herbert recently spoke about complex trauma at the Holocaust Memorial Day at Kingston University. The talk highlighted the deep rooted trauma which such acts of mass genocide leave behind for the survivors. The effects can span many generations and are felt across the whole of humanity as stories of the atrocities are uncovered. Following are some extracts [...]
Kingston Remembers The Holocaust
Kingston University Honours the Victims & Survivors of the Holocaust On Sunday the 29th Kingston University will be honouring the victims and survivors of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. Dr Claudia Herbert will be speaking at the event with this year's theme reflecting on how it is even possible to move forward from such traumatic events. The memorial event takes place on Sunday from 2.00 - 4.00 pm at The Clattern [...]