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Before you look at a web page, remember that on the Internet nobody knows you're a dog. Anyone can write anything on the Internet and it doesn't have to be true. There are a couple of tools for assessing the quality of websites, one of which is the CRAAP test: a list of criteria that you can use to assess the credibility of a source. If you're doing research on the Internet, consider the following:
Currency: when was the information posted, has it been revised or updated, does it reflect current knowledge, do the links work?
Relevance: who is the page aimed at, is the information at an appropriate level, how does it compare to other sources on the same topic, would you be happy to use this a source if you were writing an assignment/dissertation?
Authority: who wrote the page, do they have any qualifications & and are they relevant to the topic, is there contact information, what is the top level domain e.g .com (companies) .gov (government), .org (non-profit organisation), .edu/.ac (educational )?
Accuracy, what the source of the information, is it evidence-based, what kind of language is used, what is the tone of the page, is it free from grammatical or spelling errors, can you verify any of the information independently?
Purpose: why does the page exist, is the author trying to inform, persuade, entertain or sell you something, are the intentions clear, is it objective, Are there political, cultural or other biases?
Some good Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis related websites. If you find any broken links, or are a DBS staff member or student who wants to suggest a site for inclusion, please contact the library. If you are neither staff nor student, your unsolicited suggestions will be ignored.. Last revised 04/09/2018
A peer network of co-counsellors. Its main purpose is to provide opportunities for co-counsellors to contact each other and to meet up in sessions, groups and workshops.
Primarily about CCI co-counselling in the UK
Samaritans provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings.
Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support
Professional UK body supporting and promoting counselling and counsellors.
There is no right or wrong way to grieve, but there are healthy ways to cope with loss. These tips can help.
The home pages and web resources of college and university counselling centres around the world
The world's largest association representing professional counselors in various practice settings
Relationship Research
BACP is a professional body representing counselling and psychotherapy with over 37,000 members and works toward a better standard of therapeutic practice.
Counselling Directory is a comprehensive database of UK counsellors and psychotherapists with information on their training and experience, fees and contact details.
BACP Ethical Framework - Introduction
Contains over 60 articles written by experts who continually update and add new content.
Therapy Today is the official journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy providing a forum counselling and psychotherapy professionals and those interested in therapy
IACP identifies, develops and maintains professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy through education, training and accreditation.
IAMFC is an organization that promotes excellence in the practice of couples and family counseling
Explores some of the key skills needed to work at an individual level with people who have substance use problems
The leading American organization for licensed clinical mental health counselors
Information about person-centered and experiential psychotherapies, how to become a member of the organisation, our biennial conferences, and the PCEP Journal, now also accessible online to members.
Find a therapist in the UK or Ireland
Promoting wellbeing and stress prevention
The official blog of the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
association for holistic practitioners that provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques and methodologies.
Take psychological self-tests and quizzes, check symptoms of common disorders, look up medications, compare types of psychotherapy, or learn about secure...
Bringing together psychologists, students, and affiliates dedicated to promoting education and training, scientific investigation, practice, diversity and public interest in professional psychology
The Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health social network
Online scholarly psychology resources. Organised by Topic
IAHIP is the professional body in Ireland for humanistic and integrative psychotherapy
Therapy Today is the official journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy providing a forum counselling and psychotherapy professionals and those interested in therapy
The Psychotherapist is a quarterly magazine published for the benefit of UKCP individual and organisational members and aims to keep them informed of developments
Mental health and psychology
IACP identifies, develops and maintains professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy through education, training and accreditation.
UK's leading professional body for the education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors
Committed to preserving and expanding the theoretical and evidentiary base for psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic relationships
The Irish Council for Psychotherapy represents over 1,500 psychotherapists in Ireland, who practise in a number of different sub-disciplines.
The Workbooks section has tools for clients to use regarding: self-esteem, depression, body dysmorphia, assertiveness, distress intolerance, health anxiety, bipolar disorder, disordered eating, panic attacks, perfectionism, procrastination, social anxiety
The EAP represents 128 organisations (30 national umbrella associations, 17 European-wide associations for psychotherapy) from 41 European countries and by that more than 120.000 psychotherapists.
The British Psychotherapy Foundation is a strong professional organisation providing access to treatment for the public, education and training to the next generation of psychotherapists and comprehensive support to our members
A multi-disciplinary interest group for people involved in the practice and theory of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy.
Information about person-centered and experiential psychotherapies, how to become a member of the organisation, our biennial conferences, and the PCEP Journal, now also accessible online to members.
American Psychiatric Association
publisher of books, journals, and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioural science
The Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health social network
An organisation of person-centred counsellors and psychotherapists based throughout Scotland.
Professional Association comprised of members whose clinical work is based upon the practice of psychoanalysis and/or psychoanalytic psychotherapy from a Freudian-Lacanian perspective
Online scholarly psychology resources, organised by Topic
The Institute of Psychoanalysis is the outward face and training body of the British Psychoanalytic Society.
One of the largest associations of psychoanalytic professionals and scholars in the world.
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the US, was founded in 1911. APsaA focuses on education, research, advocacy and membership development.
This site provides valuable information about the life and work of Sigmund Freud
The YouTube channel of the Institute of Psychoanalysis
The exhibition examines Freud's life and his key and controversial ideas and their effect upon our notions of identity, memory, childhood and sexuality.
Dedicated to collecting, conserving, collating and making available for scholarly use all of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic and personal papers, his correspondence, photos, records, memorabilia, etc.
Furthering the psychoanalytic theory and technique of Melanie Klein
The world's primary accrediting and regulatory body for the profession, and our mission is to ensure the continued vigour and development of the science of psychoanalysis
The Jung Page is dedicated to exploring questions of meaning which engage the individual as well as the varied cultures in which we live
an organization of psychiatrists interested in the application of psychodynamic psychotherapy in clinical practice and in understanding emotional aspects of culture and art.
A long list of European psychology and psycholanalysis sites
This site is dedicated to discussion, information, and communication regarding Heinz Kohut's psychoanalytic psychology of the self and contemporary developments.
An article from the Harvard Magazine
A resource page for those interested in the life and work of Wilfred Bion.
The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology is a psychoanalytic training institute co-founded in 1943 by Harry Stack Sullivan, Erich Fromm, Clara Thompson, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, and Janet Rioch.
The Academy's Mission is to advance the study of psychoanalytic epistemology, theory, practice, ethics, and education within a psychological framework consisting of philosophy, the arts, and the anthropic sciences
Extensive collection of psychoanalyis related links
Exploring psychoanalysis through the work of Jacques Lacan
