Category Archives: Mental Imagery

Articles on mental imagery techniques and visualisation.

Singer’s Review of Mental Imagery in Psychotherapy

This article provides a detailed summary of observations made by the psychologist Jerome L. Singer in his review of research on mental imagery techniques across different modalities of psychotherapy. Continue reading

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The View from Above Script

This is a script for a contemplative exercise, derived from Socratic philosophy, known as the View from Above, which appears in a modified form in the new book, The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (2010). Continue reading

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Strategies and Applications of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy

This article outlines some basic concepts and strategies employed in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. Continue reading

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Philosophical Premeditation & Cognitive Therapy

This article briefly reviews certain parallels between classical philosophical literature and modern cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy, specifically in relation to the use of “philosophical premeditation” and modern exposure therapies. Continue reading

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