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Article type: Practice and Training Guide Author: Adela Stockton Affiliation: COSCA Accredited Counsellor & BACP Registered Psychodynamic Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, Private Practice, Glasgow, Scotland. Corresponding Author :  Adela Stockton, adelastockton@gmail.com Published: 15 December 2025 Abstract This paper aims to explore the theoretical and clinical development of working with Complex Trauma (CT) through the integration of a phased-stage structure with the psycho

Article type: Theoretical and Conceptual Paper Author: Kyd Shepherd Affiliation: Clinical psychologist in private practice, Paris, France Corresponding Author:  Kyd Shepherd, psychologue-counsellor@tutamail.com Published: 15 December 2025 Abstract Pseudologia Fantastica is an interesting syndrome as it is commonly talked about, yet remains elusive in many regards. Thus, this paper aims to shed light on its purpose within the mind of the pathological liar, as well as the pote

Article type: Research Article Authors: Alison Kelly-Delaney¹; Dzmitry Karpuk²; Jonathan Egan³ Affiliations: ¹Independent Clinical Practice, United Kingdom; ²Complex Trauma Institute, United Kingdom; ³Independent Researcher, Ireland Corresponding Author: Alison Kelly-Delaney, alisonekd@hotmail.com Published: 15 December 2025 Abstract Therapists working within the role of professional caregiving for survivors of trauma can experience an impact on their health and well-bein

Article type: Research Article Authors: Dr Tetiana Ivanitska-Diachun¹; Yuliia Kharkhalis² Affiliations: ¹Department of Psychiatry, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine; ²I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine Corresponding Authors: Tetiana Ivanitska-Diachun (¹), ivanitska_te@tdmu.edu.ua; Yuliia Kharkhalis (²), harhalis_yulyur@tdmu.edu.ua Published: 15 December 2025 Abstract Biosuggestive Therapy (BST) is an

Article type: Reflective Practice Article Author: Michael Guilding Affiliation:  Independent clinician, UK Corresponding Author :  Michael Guilding, michael.guilding@gmail.com Published: 15 December 2025 Abstract There is much confusion in the literature concerned with our biological responses to threat, particularly as regards the states of “Freeze” and “Tonic Immobility”. The term “Freeze” is used by various authors to describe three quite different biological states, whil

ISSN 2635-0807 Contents 1. Addressing the Confusion in Language within the Literature of Trauma: A Reflective Account and Conceptual Synthesis — Michael Guilding (p. 3) 2. Biosuggestive Therapy in the Correction of Mental Trauma — Dr Tetiana Ivanitska-Diachun; Yuliia Kharkhalis (p. 15) 3. Psychological Well-being in Therapists Who Are Members of the UK Complex Trauma Institute — Alison Kelly-Delaney; Dzmitry Karpuk; Jonathan Egan (p. 38) 4. Pseudologia Fantastica (i.e. Pathol