Chairwork

21/11/2024

We're sorry to announce that the November CRG has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We will confirm our next speaker in early 2025 soon. Watch this space!

23/09/2024

Therapists’ experiences of using with minoritised ethnic clients...

We are looking for therapists who have used hashtag with minoritised ethnic clients to take part in an important study. If you are interested and eligible, we will invite you for an online 30-60 minute interview.

Hearing from you would be invaluable, and we hope it will help improve access to therapy. As a thank you for participating, £20 will be donated to the charity Mind.

If you would like to learn more or participate, please email fatema.kassamali.22@ucl.ac.uk.

09/09/2024

Looking forward to the next Chairwork Research Group meeting on 30 September (1300 UK time)!

We will be hosting Kate Lucre (Consultant Psychotherapist) who will be presenting a qualitative evaluation of a 12-month Compassion Focused Group Psychotherapy programme (CFGP), including participants’ experience of chairwork and working in action within a group psychotherapy context.

If you'd like a Zoom invite, please email: m.pugh@ucl.ac.uk

22/07/2024

Seven years ago, Matt wrote an article on for the British Psychological Society (BPS). The editors recently asked for an update on the state of chairwork as it still gets quite a lot of reads. Here is a link to the article along with his update on the latest developments in chairwork towards the end - hope you enjoy it!

Matthew Pugh on the use and potential of chairwork; with a 2024 update.

02/07/2024

We're excited to share the results of a recent case series based on our single session therapy (SSCT) (delivered over three sessions). The findings are promising, showing significant improvements in depressive symptoms, self-criticism, self-esteem, and self-compassion. Participants also gave positive feedback on their experience of the treatment.

What's even more exciting is this therapy is now being tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Huge congratulations to all the authors on their brilliant work! Another step toward an evidence-based chairwork therapy...

You can find links to all the papers mentioned below:
New case series: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1397925/full

Development of SSCT: https://chairwork.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Pugh-2021-single-session-chairwork.pdf.

Forthcoming RCT: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e073128.abstract

Introduction Self-criticism is a key feature in people diagnosed with depression, resulting in significant psychological distress. Despite the fact that cognitive–behavioural treatments are readily available, a significant number of patients report experiencing cognitive, but not emotional, change...

23/05/2024

🎉Huge congratulations to Sarah Burnett-Stuart for her publication in the Journal of Constructivist Psychology! 📚✨We're super excited to see her thesis in print as its one of the very first times that has been used as a research method.

The study explores how the 'anorexic voice' contributes to the development and maintenance of anorexia nervosa from the perspective of the voice itself. Check out the open-access article below:

Although prevalent among those given a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa (AN), the internal anorexic voice (AV) is little understood. This study aimed to explore the AV’s role in the development and ma...

20/05/2024

Huge thanks to Eleanor Longden for her inspiring talk at the Research Group earlier today, exploring the Talking with Voices approach. Here's a video demo of TwV in action:

15/05/2024

The next CRG will be held on Monday 20 May (1300 – 1400, UK time). We're excited to be joined by Eleanor Longden, who will be discussing the Talking with Voices (TwV) approach, including the intervention’s clinical and conceptual background, and a recent randomised control trial which aimed to establish the feasibility and acceptability of using dialogue and psychological formulation to attempt to create a more peaceful, constructive relationship between hearer and voice.

If you would like to come along to the talk, please email m.pugh@ucl.ac.uk and we will send you the Zoom link.

What is the CRG? The CRG is a friendly and informal space where clinicians and researchers can learn about the latest developments in chairwork. The meeting runs every two months with a special guest speaker each time. It’s free to join and everyone is welcome! We hope you can make it.

19/04/2024

A great day of training with our friends in Italy.

17/03/2024

13/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined the last Chairwork Research Group meeting. The next CRG will be held on Monday 25 March 2024 (1300 – 1400, UK time). We will be joined by Tabarak Baher and Antonio Pascual-Leone, who will be discussing the effects of chairwork in individual psychotherapy. If you would like to join, please email: m.pugh@ucl.ac.uk.

What is the CRG? The CRG is a friendly and informal space where clinicians and researchers can learn about the latest developments in chairwork. The meeting runs every two months with a special guest speaker each time. It’s free to join and everyone is welcome! We hope you can make it

01/03/2024

🌟 Day one of our intensive chairwork training, with therapists and coaches from around the globe! 🌍✨

Today's focus: adapting chairwork for online sessions and interview methods - how we can use chairwork to deepen our understanding of distressing inner voices, personal resources, versions of the self, and other people. 💫

We're really looking forward to two more days with this fantastic group!