Would you like to learn more?

If you feel inspired by the information and case histories on this website, we suggest you take a look at the training offered by Human Givens College

It is the official, international source of training in the human givens approach and offers a wide range of courses, both online and in person, on how best to help people with a range of emotional and behavioural problems and more. It also offers essential psychotherapy and counselling skills training.

You can develop your own knowledge and skills through its:

Online courses
One- and two-day courses (currently held in the UK and Ireland)
Diploma Course

Training in the USA

For the first time ever, Human Givens College is taking its training courses to America this Fall (2017) – for more information, please contact John Shuford at the North Carolina Human Givens Center

You can read more about human givens courses here

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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 have tested it in research.
The wrong write stuff?

Denise Winn looks at the research on whether writing about traumatic experiences enhances physical and psychological health.
How to lift depression quickly and safely

Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell explain how and why a human givens approach can help therapists shift depression in just a few sessions — or less.
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.
Psychotherapy's Third Wave? The promise of narrative

The fundamental new direction in therapy is more than just a set of new techniques explains Bill O'Hanlon in an article first published in 1995.
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...
The Final Emotional Needs Scale

The final version of the Emotional Needs Scale resulting from Brett Culham's research into emotional needs.
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.