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Why I Don't Recommend Using AI for Therapy
I go through the reasons why I recommend avoiding AI for your mental health support, such as privacy issues, ethics, and potential harm.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Aug 510 min read


Counselling for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Trauma Doesn't Need to be Scary
I talk about how I work with survivors of sexual abuse to help them heal their trauma.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Mar 76 min read


How Activism Can Be Therapeutic, and Therapy Can Be a Kind of Activism
I discuss how oppression can be traumatising and how we can heal that trauma to stay engaged in activist work.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Sep 11, 20244 min read


When Anxiety and Fear Prevent You From Accessing Trauma Therapy
I explain why attending therapy can be triggering and offer some strategies to help.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Jun 17, 20246 min read


Academic Trauma
I describe what academic trauma is and the need for more support for those who have experienced it.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Nov 9, 20233 min read


A Therapeutic Rape Culture: The Treatment of Hysteria
An original analysis that was meant to be included in my latest book, which further explores 'sex' as a troubling treatment in psychiatry.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Feb 2, 202213 min read


The Trauma of Not Being Believed
I reflect on a recent therapeutic experience of not being believed and the impact of gender 'norms' when working with survivors of abuse.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Nov 30, 20215 min read


What is a Therapeutic Rape Culture?
I define what a therapeutic rape culture is and list the 14 conditions that enable abuse to thrive in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Sep 15, 20216 min read


ICYMI - A Summary of the Live Book Launch for #MeToo
A post about the new edited collection on therapy and the #metoo movement, which includes my chapter on being a survivor.

Dr. Jem Tosh
May 19, 20204 min read


Being a Queer and Nonbinary Survivor in Psychology
I reflect on my own experiences of being a survivor of sexual abuse and my career in psychology in a new book chapter.

Dr. Jem Tosh
May 19, 20205 min read


New Edited Collection on Therapy and the #MeToo Movement
My next book chapter will be published in a new edited collection on the #metoo movement and therapy.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Nov 4, 20181 min read


How to Heal the Parts That Don't Speak
I talk about some of the ways we can heal trauma for when talking therapy isn't enough.

Dr. Jem Tosh
Nov 7, 20165 min read
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