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Openforwards: Counselling Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Birmingham

Birmingham City-Centre Psychology Service offering Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), ACT, EMDR and Compassion-focused Therapy, professional training and well-being consultancy.

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About jim lucas

Jim is the Founder and Managing Director of Openforwards. He is a BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist / Supervisor & a Teaching Fellow at University of Birmingham School of Psychology.

He writes articles, records podcasts and creates online courses to give you the opportunity to get the knowledge, skills and support to help you feel and cope better.

[weekly] Do you feel under pressure at work?

April 8, 2021 by jim lucas

Do you feel under pressure at work?

Do you feel under pressure at work? April is Stress Awareness Month in the UK. Did you know that stress accounts for around half of all sick days, so it's a big problem? Many organisational factors cause stress in employees, e.g. excessive Continue Reading

8 Surprisingly Effective Ways to stop procrastinating and turn you into a Master of Commitment.

March 22, 2021 by jim lucas

Motivation Commitment Procrastination

8 Surprisingly Effective Ways to stop procrastinating Did you ever wonder what the difference is between people who are good at committing to things and those that are bad? It’s not what you think. It’s not that you were born that way. Nor Continue Reading

[weekly] I’m still standing

February 6, 2021 by jim lucas

Are you still standing? Another weekend and another week of lockdown are over.  If you’re wondering how many more weeks you can suffer, then you are not alone. You know that, of course. Most days feel like I’m getting shoved between ‘man Continue Reading

[weekly] Have yourself a stubbornly optimistic Christmas

December 24, 2020 by jim lucas

What do you want for Christmas?  I'm on the lookout for some stubborn optimism The situation keeps changing. Naturally, so too do the rules, and it's hard to keep up. My Christmas plans have changed five times in the last few weeks. We're Continue Reading

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