‘That boy needs therapy’: Constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hadjiosif, M. (2017, October). ‘That boy needs therapy’: Constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society, Rutgers University Continuing Education Conference Center, New Jersey

This paper discusses constructions of psychotherapy in the lyrics of popular songs and identifies relevant discourses that are invoked or crafted. Despite a plethora of academic and clinical descriptions of psychotherapy, less research attention has... Read More about ‘That boy needs therapy’: Constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics.

From strategy to process: Validation in dialectical behaviour therapy (2013)
Journal Article
Hadjiosif, M. (2013). From strategy to process: Validation in dialectical behaviour therapy

Content and Focus: This paper explores how Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) elaborates upon the concept of validation as a strategic intervention and therapeutic stance. It examines the rationale for validating the ‘grain of wisdom’ in every clien... Read More about From strategy to process: Validation in dialectical behaviour therapy.

To what extent can the core conditions of therapeutic change championed by Carl Rogers (1957) be present in an individual psychodynamic therapy encounter? (2012)
Journal Article
Hadjiosif, M. (2012). To what extent can the core conditions of therapeutic change championed by Carl Rogers (1957) be present in an individual psychodynamic therapy encounter?

Content and Focus: Person-centred therapy (PCT) and psychodynamic therapy frequently comprise two of the modalities that counselling psychologists are exposed to during their training, while the key concepts drawn from these domains continue to infor... Read More about To what extent can the core conditions of therapeutic change championed by Carl Rogers (1957) be present in an individual psychodynamic therapy encounter?.