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Open article: Psychosis typically emerges for the first time in young adulthood. Dr George Salaminios explores the importance of early intervention in college and university counselling and the rationale for therapeutically targeting dysfunctions in mentalizing. BACP University and College Counselling, March 2026.

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Open article: ‘I could finally let go of thinking I was a strong man’. Therapy Today, September 2023

Highlighting and giving space for self-care helps the team feel valued as well as supported. BACP Workplace, April 2023

'Could she love again fiercely? She may never dare. To love again is to risk losing again'. Private Practice, December 2023

An ego state approach can help us understand men's reluctance to see themselves as victims after sexual abuse, says Jeremy Sachs. Therapy Today, April 2023

What is the meaning of life? The meaning of life is connection – within and between. Therapy Today, December 2023

‘Like a lotus in mud, I bloomed by doing the hard work of therapy’. Therapy Today, January 2024