When Chaos Enters the Room: Navigating Emotional Dysregulation in Therapy Published: July 7, 2025 In a recent Virtual Café CPD event, Jenny Collard, UKCP-registered psychotherapist and Clinical Director at Rutland House Counselling & Psychotherapy in Leicester, delivered a powerful training session titled “When Chaos Enters the Room: Working with Severe Emotional Dysregulation.” The session offered […]
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The Power of Mindful Noticing: Cultivating Presence in Everyday Life
In today’s fast-paced world, our minds often race ahead of us, dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. We rarely take the time to truly engage with the present moment. Mindful noticing is a practice that encourages us to slow down, observe, and immerse ourselves in the richness of the here and now. […]
There is More to DBT Than Just ‘Skills’: DBT Stylistic & Commitment Strategies
By Jenny Collard DBT Service Co-Lead Effective Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is not just about therapists learning the skills and imparting them on clients, but HOW those skills are introduced, taught and practiced is essential to clinical outcomes. This is where the Stylistic and Commitment Strategies of DBT come in. DBT therapists will use specific […]
Why Dialectics Might be an Unexpected Gift this Christmas
Have you ever been on social media and caught yourself thinking, ‘wow, they have a perfect life’? As you scroll through seemingly endless happy snaps of someone’s latest festive gathering, you might have noticed an uncomfortable twinge of envy. Or, perhaps, you’re more likely to go the other way and notice you’re irritated and feeling […]
How to Validate when you Don’t Agree
It can be really hard to validate another person when you do not agree with their point of view, or the way they’re behaving. Yet bluntly disagreeing, arguing, or ignoring can often create more opposition rather than bring them around to your way of thinking. An alternative way is to validate first, disagree second. Lets […]
