Isabella Burns MSc (counselling)

1/ Rule of thumb, part 1 Most therapy patients will begin to feel somewhat better within first weeks. Expect 6-12 months to make headway with underlying psychological causes part 2 Add 6 additional mos. for every prior treatment with manualized, "evidence-based" therapy more⬇️

psychotherapy, in a nutshell...

@SGNgas @transcotland @BEAR_Scotland @PerthandKinross @OVOHydro Saying the road is busier doesn’t make the hour long delays any easier for people who have to travel through the road works. This is weeks and weeks we have had to suffer these long delays. @trafficscotland @JohnSwinney @BEAR_Scotland @PerthandKinross

If you're travelling on the #A9 near #Dunkeld today or tomorrow, please allow more time for your journey as traffic is busier on these days. We're carrying out critical work to divert a high-pressure gas main which provides gas to thousands of homes: bit.ly/49UZADk

@JohnSwinney @SGNgas Yet again 1.5-2hrs delays to get through roadworks plus the gridlock this is creating in Dunkeld & Birnam

The situation has not been acceptable today with excessive delays. I will be raising this again with @SGNgas to secure improvement.

@SGNgas @BEAR_Scotland @trafficscotland @PerthandKinross @_TravelScotland When you say allow more time what you actually mean is 1.5-2hrs to get through these roadworks

We're aware that currently there are delays north and southbound on the #A9 near #Dunkeld due to our work at this location. We're sorry for the inconvenience to motorists and please allow more time for your journey if possible. See here for more: bit.ly/4008qLi

@trafficscotland @NWTrunkRoads @SGNgas This is miss information the actual delays are 1.5-2hrs both directions. Please provide followers with the correct information.

❗ UPDATE ⌚ 18:08 #A9 - Dunkeld The #A9 in both directions is experiencing severe delays due to ongoing works. Northbound delays approx. 14 mins. Southbound delays approx. 20 mins. @NWTrunkRoads @SGNgas

❗️NEW⌚️13:45 #A9 Congestion #A9 in both directions at Dunkeld are experiencing congestion. Use alternative routes where possible. Approximate delays: Northbound - 15 minutes Southbound - 20 minutes @NWTrunkRoads

Ogden sharing a story about Bion, who responded to an analyst presenting a case “chastising herself for the inadequacy of her interpretations.” “Bion, nearly 80 at the time, commented: ‘If you had been practising analysis as long as I have, you wouldn’t

One of the biggest problems with the DSM is the the personality disorders are defined categorical (has it or doesn’t) instead of dimensional (there’s a spectrum and really everyone falls on there somewhere.) 1. A dimensional approach is true. You, I mean YOU, have aspects of PD.

It is ableism in one of its purest forms to assume all children are cut out to do maths. Dyscalculia can be disabling without proper recognition and support, and can have a major impact on self-esteem and career prospects. Let’s stop shaming kids.

#healthyrelationships #healing #trauma #dysfunctionalfamily #love

#BookTwitter we need your help! I run Book Bodega, an Indy bookshop in Ramsgate. Winter is killing us, it’s soo quiet & we need to make £800 by Tuesday to pay our bills. This is my current view = no customers 🥹. Please shop with us and help us stay open! uk.bookshop.org/shop/bookbodega

Therapists and counsellors: do you listen to therapy audiobooks? If so, why is it a good format for you and do you have any favourites? A free copy of my #TalkingItBetter #audiobook for one re-tweeter or commenter drawn from the hat. #therapy #TherapistsConnect @pccsbooks

It’s £3.10 for an hours parking, machine doesn’t accept 10p coins 🤷‍♀️😂 overpayments are accepted 😂😂 good earner

@OtesSteff I read your article a couple of months ago and found it very helpful…today I listened to you read it for the podcast and it really brought the article alive. 🤞 more TA podcast to come. Thanks again

How exciting is this? Thanks to Rob Cave for the fantastic production. The article is also on free download for you to check the references. First TAJ article read by the author. What if My I‘m OK, You‘re OK is different to yours. podbean.com/pu/pbblog-dg3m…

@VNels0n Good luck 🤞 I’m sure you’ll smash it on the day

I’m getting it out here on Twitter-so nervous. I’ve got my mock CTA oral exam tday. It’s been one helluva long journey & I’m so near the end. Years of TA study & where do I start? Head’s full of theories. Which 1 gets me the most? Relational, integrative, Radical....?! #TAJourney

Great workshop yesterday with Richard Erskine @Leilanimitchel @TheLinkCentreUK #TA

Watch this video of Tess Elliot interviewing Mick Landaiche on his book described as “perhaps one of the best treatise on collective life the I have ever read”. vimeo.com/510266467 #TransactionalAnalysis. #Groups #CollectiveLife

Want to know how to become a counsellor? Director of @TheLinkCentreUK @Leilanimitchel gives a brief overview in this one-minute video. Check out our counselling & psychotherapy courses here: bit.ly/38XfI9R #plsrt #therapistsconnect

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