maybe even just before a client arrived .
And now that resource exists – because we ' ve made it . My team and I have worked for over two years to produce
an exhaustive library of filmed client sessions , all in one place , available anytime , anywhere , to any therapist . This is what I wished I ' d had all these years : full sessions with real clients , as well as a range of shorter clips to concisely demonstrate specific therapy techniques . I knew that if I would have loved this resource , then others would too . At last , I ' ve produced the " book " I ' d love to read – or , to cast metaphor aside , the online resource that I wish I ' d had way back when ( though the fact that the Internet did not yet exist may have posed something of a barrier !).
The human heart of therapy Trying to learn to be the best therapist you can be without watching lots of therapy ( and really getting involved in the ' story ' of the client ) turns the whole thing into an academic exercise and may take the living , beating heart from what should be , above all , human .
I ' ve read millions of words on therapy , psychology , neurology , sociology , and anthropology – and they ' ve all helped me as a therapist . But what inspires me most is the therapy I ' ve witnessed , whether in the flesh or on film . The skills , creativity – and yes , the mistakes – of other therapists . I learn visually and inspirationally , not just academically . For me , a million textbooks wouldn ' t begin to replace the human heart of real interaction .
About Mark Tyrrell
Psychology is my passion . I ' ve been a psychotherapist trainer since 1998 , specialising in brief , solution focused approaches . I now teach practitioners all over the world via
our online courses .