psychotherapy
14/08/20268 min read
We Do Not Simply Discover Reality · We Shape It: Social Constructionism and Psychotherapy
There are moments when we feel that what we are living is simply reality. “I’m not good enough.” “Ot…
Maria Nikopoulou
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Reflections on the therapeutic process and the human experience. Thoughts and insights from clinical practice and from life.
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07/06/20265 min readonline therapy
Is Online Therapy Effective Through a Screen?
O ver the last few years, more and more people have been turning to online psychotherapy. For those living abroad, in remote areas, with limited time,…
anxiety
14/08/20266 min read
When the Body Remembers That It Can Leave: How Movement Helps Reduce Stress and Anxiety
There are moments when the mind knows we are safe, but the body has not yet caught up. A difficult c…
neuroplasticity
14/08/20264 min read
When Fear Becomes a Habit: How Awareness Changes the Brain’s Neural Patterns
I often hear people say “I’m an anxious person”, or “I’m a prisoner of my fear”, or “I have no patie…
development
14/08/20263 min read
From Infant Bodily Sensations to Recognising Emotions: Is the Way We Were Cared for as Infants Connected with How We Built Our Sense of Self?
A s infants we come into the world with certain basic bodily sensations which, over time and through…
narcissism
14/08/20264 min read
Narcissism and Fragmentation: How the Need for Admiration Conceals an Inner Emptiness
I f a parent systematically fails at this function of mirroring a child’s feelings and experience (n…
relational trauma
14/08/20263 min read
Emotional Neglect: How “Invisibility” in Childhood Builds Relational Trauma
F or a child’s developing brain, invisibility can be more painful and more damaging than the negativ…
relational trauma
14/08/20263 min read
Parentification as Relational Trauma: The Theft of Childhood
I n a healthy course of development, care flows from the adult to the child. In parentification, thi…
therapeutic relationship
14/08/20263 min read
Why the Therapeutic Relationship Matters More Than Choosing the Right Approach
T o connect authentically with others, we need to develop a double awareness: perceiving what is hap…
relational trauma
14/08/20263 min read
Psychological Rigidity and Childhood Trauma: How the Environment Hardens Parts of the Personality
I n Gestalt psychotherapy, a person is understood as a being who adapts to their environment in the…
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