What is depression – and how to deal with it
What is depression? Depression is a very human vulnerability. People can sink into a depressed mood when their innate physical or emotional needs are not being met and, instead of dealing with this situation, they begin to worry about it — misusing their imagination.
What are the 'human givens'?
We are all born with innate knowledge programmed into us from our genes. Throughout life we experience this knowledge as feelings of physical and emotional need. These evolved over millions of years and, whatever our cultural background, are our common biological inheritance – the driving force that motivates us to become fully human and succeed in ...
Treatment for dealing with PTSD, Trauma and Phobias
Successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma and phobias is possible with the ‘rewind’ technique / fast phobia cure...
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If people are suffering emotional distress there will always be unmet emotional needs, this is how the Human Givens approach works.
The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works
Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.
Supervision Policy
Updated: Dec 2023
Adherence to this supervision policy is a requirement for registration with the Human Givens Institute. All HG therapists and trainee HG therapists are required to declare that they are practising and/or will practise in accordance with this policy when they apply to register, or re-register, with the Human Givens Institute.
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A visceral reaction
Renée van der Vloodt describes how a dramatic event during rewind helped a client resolve a whole host of difficulties in her life.
Love in a COVID climate
Carol Harper considers the impact of the Covid pandemic on our relationships.
“Use the breath. It’s easier”
Sam Gerrard explores the benefits of 7:11 breathing and shares the results of his own and others’ research into the technique
When severe emotional damage prevents brief therapy…
Julie Lawrence explains some complex forms of PTSD caused by severe emotional harm in childhood, and explores a role for HG therapists. And Emily Gajewski shares her case experience.
Come fly with me (calmly)
Sian Withers shows how she makes very good use of the human givens approach thousands of feet up in the air.
Book review - Ritual: how seemingly senseless acts make life worth living
Denise Winn reviews 'Ritual: how seemingly senseless acts make life worth living' by Dimitris Xygalatas (Profile Books, 2024)
Are you ok? Don’t miss signs of depression
Would you know if someone you care about has depression? Most people probably think that they would, but it isn’t necessarily as obvious as you might expect. Indeed, until some simple screening questionnaires were introduced for GPs to use, half of them were missing the diagnosis in patients that came to consult them.
Human givens: the evidence so far
In this 2009 article, Bill Andrews describes the practice-based evidence that has emerged from studies of the human givens approach to date and explains why the future looks positive.
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HG practitioner participates in global congress
HG practitioner Felicity Jaffrey, who lives and works in Egypt, received the extraordinary honour of being invited to speak at Egypt’s hugely prestigious Global Congress on Population, Health and Human Development (PHDC24) in Cairo in October.
SCoPEd - latest update
The six SCoPEd partners have published their latest update on the important work currently underway with regards to the SCoPEd framework implementation, governance and impact assessment.
Date posted: 14/02/2024