A Straight Talking Introduction to Therapy

Matt Wotton and Graham Johnston worked for two decades at the centre of government on some of the most complex problems facing the country, shaping decisions that affected millions of people. In the last decade, they left government, retrained as psychotherapists, and set up the London Centre for Applied Psychology, which provides evidence-based training to mental health professionals and consults to business on mental health and wellbeing at work. Matt is a former Chair of the Bowlby Centre. He has been a member of the Prison & Probation Board, studied at the London Business School and has an MBA from Warwick University. He contributes to the national press on relationship breakdown, managing mental health in sports and how therapy and psychological coaching impact high performance. Graham was Director of Policy at the Bowlby Centre. He has studied in the US and has an MBA from Imperial College, London. He writes and speaks on relationships and parenting in the 21st century, the challenges of midlife, and how therapy sits alongside developments in technology, A.I., psychedelics and psychiatric medication.

Introduction, 1. Why therapy is worth it, and how it will help you, 2. Who's who, 3. What's what, 4. Your preferences and what will work for you, 5. What makes good therapy? 6. What does bad therapy look like? 7. Can technology improve therapy? 8. Medication and psychedelics, 9. Are you ready and are you serious? Further reading and resources, References