Terapi Londra – Staying with the emotions of summer through ACT – Dr Joe Oliver interview

books & chapters Dr Joe Oliver values

In this article from Terapi Londra, Psychologists Damla Aras and Özge Şenel interview Dr. Joe Oliver on the topic “Staying with the Emotions of Summer through ACT”.

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DR JOE OLIVER is founder of Contextual Consulting, and a consultant clinical psychologist, Associate Professor and program director of the University College London CBT for severe mental health problems Post-Graduate Program.

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