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Jul 31, 2024 ∙ 3 min
Therapeutic Reflections: The Linguistic Oasis in Therapy
#multilingualism #psychotherapy #internationals #thirdlanguage When two internationals meet and speak the same language in a foreign...
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Mar 31, 2024 ∙ 14 min
Therapeutic Reflections: On Diagnosing People
Psychotherapy has something clunky and something incredibly elegant about it. Clunky because the tools used to diagnose and treat people...
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Feb 21, 2024 ∙ 9 min
Unbreakable Human Spirit: Navigating Trauma and Loss Across History
Humanity's journey with trauma and loss is as old as civilization itself, with each era and culture offering unique insights into the art...
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Dec 31, 2023 ∙ 8 min
Therapeutic Reflections: Attachment in Internationals Part II
In an increasingly interconnected world, the number of individuals whose lives transcend geographical boundaries—expatriates, migrants,...
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Nov 23, 2023 ∙ 5 min
Psychotherapy: A Mystical Dance of the Soul and Science
We know that psychotherapy works, often more effectively than medication alone. Meta-analyses have consistently shown the efficacy of...
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Nov 17, 2023 ∙ 5 min
Attachment in Internationals Part I: Understanding Attachment and Its Cultural Context
In an increasingly interconnected world, the lives of many individuals—expatriates, migrants, Third Culture Kids (TCKs), and globally...
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Sep 25, 2023 ∙ 9 min
10 Things I Love About Being a Therapist, Plus 10 More for Working with Internationals
In a world that's more interconnected than ever, the role of a therapist has evolved to become a unique blend of confidant, cultural...
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Aug 10, 2023 ∙ 9 min
Therapeutic Reflections: How to improve your chances as a clinical psychology student.
Dear Clinical Psychology Student, Don't give up. Your struggles are valid, and while they can be daunting, they're also surmountable....
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Jul 12, 2023 ∙ 19 min
Expat-Informed Psychotherapy: A Deeper Dive into Cross-Cultural Mental Health Care
1. Introduction 2. Understanding the Expat Experience 3. The Expat's Migration History & Its Effects 4. Culture, Language, and Mental...
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Jun 6, 2023 ∙ 10 min
What is Expat Psychology? Let's start a Conversation.
Index (clickable) 1. Definitions Third Culture Kids Cross Cultural Kids So what is an expat? 2. What is Expat Psychology? 3. So...
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Mar 23, 2023 ∙ 7 min
Therapeutic Reflections: Dealing with Suffering Compassionately
On kindness, compassion, compassion fatigue, and what to do about it.
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Feb 9, 2023 ∙ 1 min
What makes Psychotherapy effective? An interview.
Great interview with dr. Bruce Wampold by dr. Scott Miller. Brief summary: Psychotherapy is incredibly effective - often better than...
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Feb 7, 2023 ∙ 1 min
Exploring the Connection between Attachment, Migration and Belonging
Curious about the link between moving, attachment and belonging? Movers report a less secure attachment style, according to Brian P....
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Jan 11, 2023 ∙ 5 min
Therapy reflections: How to become a better therapist.
I used to think that therapists are like wine: the older they get the better they are. I was wrong. Research shows otherwise. So what to do?
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Sep 21, 2022 ∙ 4 min
Therapy reflections: Why do certain clients not want to talk in their native language in therapy?
#multilingualism in #therapy Curiously, certain clients prefer to speak a different language than their mother tongue (e.g. English...
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Jul 30, 2022 ∙ 2 min
How is moving linked to one's attachment style and sense of belonging?
After 2.5 years our study has been published in the Journal of Community Psychology. We compared the reports of 465 students....
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May 12, 2020 ∙ 1 min
We're conducting an online study on Belonging and Attachment in International Students
Update July 2022: Our study has been published. Update 2020: The study cannot be filled out anymore. After gathering hundreds of...
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Jan 20, 2018 ∙ 10 min
Meeting my Gurus: a Review of the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference (Part 1)
I had the opportunity to go to the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference where the most well known American psychotherapists and researchers
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Nov 18, 2017 ∙ 7 min
Stress and Anxiety in Young Teenagers: what is it and what can we do about it?
First of all: do you remember anxious moments when you were a teenager? What were the things that stressed you? When asked, most adults...
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Oct 18, 2017 ∙ 1 min
Wampold: what makes Psychotherapy effective?
Contrary to what many people believe, there is not one psychotherapy that is more effective than others (Wampold et al.). The main...
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Oct 11, 2017 ∙ 1 min
10 practical ways to handle stress
I often get asked how to deal better with stress. It is one of the most familiar experiences to us all, yet can become a severe issue...
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Sep 4, 2017 ∙ 1 min
Depression in Men
Many men find it hard to talk about feelings, especially if it might show a form of weakness in ourselves. It is well-known that suicide...
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Jul 24, 2017 ∙ 1 min
What to do when kids are addicted to screens?
I have frequently worked with children who are overly stuck on screens. There are so many benefits of computers and non-violent...
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May 31, 2017 ∙ 5 min
Working as an Expat Psychologist
Article posted in The Psychologist Magazine: https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/june-2017/working-expat-psychologist Imagine...
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Patric Esters
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Mending Mind | Patric Esters has been working for many years as a child and adult psychologist - psychotherapist in The Netherlands. He provides effective therapy for locals and internationals in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Dutch. He also teaches at universities and companies, and conducts research.
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