Theravue Blog
Why Therapists Don’t Improve? … And How They Could
How time flies. I have been researching, practicing and supervising psychotherapy for over 35 years. When I began graduate school Hans Eysenck’s claims that psychotherapy was not effective, and likely harmful, was widely disseminated and believed. To say the least, it was not an optimistic time to be in training to become a psychologist. Read more
How Do We Become Better Therapists? Psychotherapy Debate with Bruce Wampold and Peter Fonagy
How do we become better therapists? That was one of the main questions being asked during the debate between Peter Fonagy and Bruce Wampold at the Nordic Conference for Mental Health. The two psychotherapists were invited to discuss four themes related to the current state of psychotherapy research and where we may head in the future: Read more
How to Run a Peer Consultation Group
Are you thinking about participating in a peer consultation group, but you aren’t sure where to start? Do you want some guidelines in how to make the experience a positive one? Are you wondering about such things like the size of the group, where to meet and how to get the most value from the group meetings? If so, you’re in the right place. Read more
What is a Peer Consultation Group?
The term peer consultation may sound fairly self-explanatory, but many practicing therapists aren’t aware of what a peer consultation group is, what functions it serves and the benefits of joining or forming one. With that in mind, we put together an article to answer these questions. Read more
A Welcome Message from Dr. Bruce Wampold, Chief Scientist
I have been a psychologist and psychotherapy researcher for over 35 years. During that time I have learned much about the effectiveness of psychotherapy and about how it works. As a field, we’ve made enormous strides in our understanding of what really matters in therapy, and more importantly, what therapists can do to improve outcomes for their clients. Read more
Theravue is Now Live!
A little less than a year ago, I sent an unsolicited email to Dr. Bruce Wampold, arguably the world’s foremost authority on the science of therapy outcomes. To my surprise, Bruce kindly answered and offered to chat. Read more