HG and Trauma Treatment

While the HG approach appears anecdotally to be effective in trauma treatment this is now being investigated in detail with a cohort of over 200 serious psychological trauma cases. This is work in progress and will hopefully be ready for publication soon.

PTSD Resolution, a charity which uses human givens therapy to help war veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental health problems, has an 83 per cent success rate (findings presented to the British Psychological Society.)

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Dancing out of step

Miriam Chachamu explains why she is always mindful of those who are not in the therapy room.
The Trickster: Medicine's forgotten character

Therapy in all its forms can be confusingly capricious and unpredictable. We should not try to deny this, but learn to accept it, says Larry Dossey MD.
The wrong write stuff?

Denise Winn looks at the research on whether writing about traumatic experiences enhances physical and psychological health.
Sound sense

Much more is gained from hearing and telling stories, rather than just reading them, says Pat Williams.
The evolution of the human givens approach

John Halker interviews Joe Griffin (co-founder of the human givens approach) at the human givens conference 2018.
How biohistory affects human nature

Jim Penman tells Ivan Tyrrell how biology drives our social history, explaining temperament change within cultures and the rise and fall of civilisations.
The power of deep relaxation and guided imagery

Dr Farouk Okhai describes the power of using deep relaxation and guided imagery techniques.
20 years of the human givens

We take a look at what's been achieved since two pioneering psychotherapists put a name to this powerful understanding of human nature and mental health...