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!
Reclaiming Your Life – Opting For Positive Choices
Featuring a book chapter dealing with techniques for evaluating how 5 distinct areas of your life have been affected by your traumatic experiences and how they are currently serving you during your recovery process.
EMDR Focus Of Guardian PTSD Article
We look at an in-depth Guardian article investigating how EMDR is used to treat a range of psychological issues from PTSD, to depression, anxiety, addiction and phobias.
BMA Book Awards 2018: Overcoming Traumatic Stress – 2nd Edition, Highly Commended
Overcoming Traumatic Stress - 2nd Edition was Highly Commended in the Popular Medicine Category of the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards, receiving praise from peer reviewers.
Patient PTSD Article Explores The Realities Of Trauma Suffering
In a recent mental health article for Patient website, Sarah Graham explores how it can feel to have PTSD, why it is often misdiagnosed & how it can be overcome.
‘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.