New insights and understandings

The holistic human givens approach has generated, through the research of its co-founders and others, new insights and findings which are consistent with the latest neuroscientific research (as well as findings from other disciplines), and have major implications for making not only psychotherapy and counselling more effective, but also education and psychological interventions in general.

These are covered at length on the HG Diploma course and individually on other HG College's, online courses and UK-based training days and are fully referenced in our many publications.

They include:

Helps us to identify why a person is experiencing their current difficulties and what can be done about it

A new view of the unconscious mind – the APET™ model – which is compatible with neuroscience, clinical experience and experiment, and which shows how the brain works through ‘pattern matching’. This supersedes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) because it is more true to the reality of brain functioning

A new insight into trauma and, therefore, how best to treat it

An holistic understanding of the evolutionary origins and function of human dreaming, which has huge implications for our emotional health

The crucial link between thinking styles and fluctuations in emotional arousal

An holistic, integrated theory for why depression develops and is maintained

A new explanation for addiction and why withdrawal symptoms occur

The discovery of ‘molar memories’ which generate and maintain some instances of compulsive behaviour (such as sexual compulsions, anorexia and bulimia)

An understanding of why the use of metaphor is so powerful as a form of treatment

A comprehensive understanding of the placebo and ‘nocebo’ effects

A psychobiological explanation of clinical hypnosis, why it works and what mechanisms are common to all forms of hypnotic induction

A new, empowering understanding of the potential cause of autism

A new insight into what psychosis is

Caetextia: a new definition of autistic and Asperger's behaviour

A more comprehensive understanding of the importance of the REM (rapid eye movement) state in generating reality and accessing intuitive knowledge

A new understanding of the nature of consciousness.

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Case Study: Antidepressant experience

CASE HISTORY
“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
Where the rainbow ends - the collapse of civilization?

Ivan Tyrrell talks to Anne Glyn-Jones author of "Holding up a Mirror" about the dynamics of history that eventually lead to the destruction of security, prosperity and artistic achievement.
Dublin City FM Radio Interview

Listen to Brian Greene’s interview with Sue Saunders (Human Givens College tutor and Educational Director) as they discuss the HG approach to treating mental illness, human givens counselling and our training events.
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.
A very different kind of coaching

Frances Masters describes what led her to set up a charity to deliver free psychotherapeutic coaching, based on the human givens.
The wrong write stuff?

Denise Winn looks at the research on whether writing about traumatic experiences enhances physical and psychological health.
From self-harm to self-belief

Emily Gajewski describes how the human givens approach has provided a practical focus for working with women struggling to cope with everyday life