Psychopathy is an area of research that has been impacted by a great deal of prejudice and stigma. Studies pertaining to therapeutic interventions for psychopathy often argue that the condition might be untreatable. However, more recent research suggests that certain approaches …
People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have a particular difficulty in forming and maintaining close relationships. The Relational Affective Model (Mizen, 2014) proposes that intimate relationships activate claustro-agoraphobic anxieties as the person alternately seek…
As trauma can have long lasting, negative impacts on an individual’s ability to have secure connection to others, empathic attunement can function as a restorative opportunity between trauma survivor and therapist in psychotherapy. Literature has indicated trainees can be vulner…