Imagine
If people are suffering emotional distress there will always be unmet emotional needs, this is how the Human Givens approach works.
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.
Lifting depression is easy to do — when you know its cause
This article about the human givens approach first appeared in the major American publication, Family Therapy Magazine.
The Rewind Technique
The rewind technique is a non-intrusive, safe and highly effective psychological method for detraumatising people, which can also be used for removing phobias.
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 devised a study to test it.
About our Professional Register
This online register is the official international register of fully-qualified human givens (HG) therapists.
Working with more complex forms of PTSD: important provisos
Emily Gajewski shares her case experience with working with more complex forms of PTSD
Rehearsing Success
Paul Dow finds creative ways of using the human givens approach to help struggling students meet their emotional needs.
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.
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My First Year as a Human Givens Therapist
Sally Nillson reflects on her first year in private practice.
"What was that you said again?" - a new look at psychosis
Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychotic illness..
Try a little kindness
In the midst of lockdown, and echoing the theme of this year's Mental Health Week, Julia Welstead takes a moment to consider acts of kindness, and what they can bring us all.
Taking HG into Community Care
Phil Schofield, a human givens therapist and Director of Operations at Community Care Options, tells us about the charity’s work with vulnerable people in the local community.
The limits of tolerance: ethics and human nature
At a time when we are struggling with a number of major moral dilemas, Ivan Tyrrell suggests that the human givens approach can help us reach ethical decisions.
Mapping the mind
Carol Harper explores how the HG approach can help us to adjust our perspectives and better understand both ourselves and the challenges we face …
Shining Bright Radio Interview
Listen to Brian Greene’s interview with Denise Winn (Human Givens College tutor and psychology journalist, editor and author) as they discuss how the human givens approach is used for successfully treating depression.
Eco-anxiety: active solutions
Julia Welstead considers the connection between our mental health and our planet
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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