Dr Chris Stevens

6 Mar 2021

Be Interested

It is a rare person who is not interested in being interesting. We care deeply about how others value us. Being interesting to others elevates our status and brings many benefits our way. It is deeply wired into our nervous system to search for this kind of esteem and most likely drives the extraordinary appeal […]

3 Feb 2021

What do you think?

You would be forgiven for thinking this is the most natural question someone coming to counselling would ask of their treating practitioner. If you have not been to see a psychologist, you would think this an unremarkable expectation. If you have, you may be like many who have said to me that this question is […]

3 Aug 2020

Thee or Me? (Part 2)

Thee or Me (Part 2) August 2020 In Part 1 of Thee or Me? I touched on the ethical and moral complexities of this Covid period, particularly the stunning contrast between those acting in altruistic fashion and those acting selfishly. In this second part, let’s explore some of the complexities and ambiguities of being human. […]

3 Aug 2020

Thee or Me? (Part 1)

Thee or Me? (Part 1) July 2020 One of the most interesting consequences of the C-19 Pandemic has been the public displays of both prosocial and antisocial sentiments. Alongside hoarding and profiteering of essential supplies and protective equipment, or acts of flagrant aggression and selfishness, have been many altruistic and creatively kind gestures made to […]

5 May 2020

Personality in the Pandemic

May 2020 At present we are unwittingly participating in a global social psychology experiment as we navigate the uncertainties of social distancing and various states of lockdown in our Covid-19 world. It is revealing the unalterable diversity in personality; it requires of us compassionate understanding of differences; it behooves us to recognise we are all […]

3 May 2020

Mirror, Mirror on the Screen.

Mirror, Mirror on the Screen. May 2020 There will be time, there will be time, to prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet. T.S. Eliot. The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock I think I have zoomitis. Symptoms include deep fatigue, anticipatory anxiety, pervasive feelings of loss of privacy, hyper-self-consciousness of own […]