Fear in the Therapy Room with Michael Guilding

Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. My guest today is Michael Guilding, a retired psychotherapist with 30 years of clinical experience, including over a decade working within NHS psychological therapies as head of counseling. Michael spent the past 10 years studying the human fear system, building on attachment theory and polyvagal theory to understand complex trauma and depression. He teaches workshops for the Complex Trauma Institute and has just released his book, Fear in the Therapy Room.

Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology

Links for Michael:

https://michaelguilding.com/

Book: Fear in the Therapy Room:

https://michaelguilding.com/book/

Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/00rg0AWB

Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/fear-in-the-therapy-room/michael-guilding/9781781612903

Links for Rosie:

Substack: substack.com/@drrosie

Rosie on Instagram:

@rosiegilderthorp

@drrosiegilderthorp

The highlights

• Michael tells us about who his book, Fear in the Therapy Room, is written for 01:37
• Michael talks about the fear system draining Energy 5:45
• We discuss burnout and our awareness 9:44
• I ask Michael about fear alert, fear arousal, and fear collapse 13:33
• Michael explains about the link between fear collapse and depression 20:59
• We look at the role of cognition 28:28
• Michael talks about rethinking therapeutic touch 32:20
• Michael looks at resistance to change 37:08
• I ask about supporting clients through chronic stress 43:15
• We discuss how to support therapists 50:35
• Michael tells us where we can buy his book 52:19

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