{"id":36798,"date":"2025-09-15T19:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/?page_id=36798"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:38:21","slug":"journalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/?page_id=36798","title":{"rendered":"Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36798\" class=\"elementor elementor-36798\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b833ab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b833ab2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e1df3\" data-id=\"06e1df3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d62058 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d62058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66f3e10\" data-id=\"66f3e10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ebae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04ebae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"614\">Alongside my work as a psychotherapist, I have spent more than twenty years working as a medical journalist and editor, writing about mental health, wellbeing, healthcare, and human experience for a range of professional and consumer publications. My writing reflects the same values that underpin my therapeutic work \u2014 curiosity, compassion, authenticity, and a deep respect for people\u2019s stories. 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_19_39-AM-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_19_39-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_19_39-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_19_39-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_19_39-AM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a37bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a37bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_27_17-AM-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_27_17-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_27_17-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_27_17-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_27_17-AM.png 1536w\" 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height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_22_08-AM-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_22_08-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_22_08-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_22_08-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-Jun-8-2026-10_22_08-AM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38df5f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38df5f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-278dfb3\" data-id=\"278dfb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019ccee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"019ccee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-07.04.36-1-696x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36827\" alt=\"Insomnia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-07.04.36-1-696x1024.png 696w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-07.04.36-1-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-07.04.36-1-768x1130.png 768w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-at-07.04.36-1.png 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d04aaae\" 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https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Insomnia-page-2-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Insomnia-page-2-1129x1536.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Insomnia-page-2-1505x2048.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/exploreintegrativepsychotherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Insomnia-page-2-scaled.jpg 1881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d15892\" data-id=\"8d15892\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e417427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e417427\" 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