The Catholic Psychotherapist

**📺 LIVE Q&A – Friday 31st July | 6:00pm (UK Time)**

I'll be going live next Friday 31st July at 6:00pm (UK time) for another Catholic Psychology Q&A, where I'll be answering your pre-submitted questions.

If you have a question about:
• Catholic psychology
• Mental health
• Trauma and healing
• Anxiety, depression, OCD or scrupulosity
• The spiritual life
• Thomistic psychology
• Or anything related to previous videos...

...leave your question in the comments below, and I'll aim to answer as many as I can during the livestream.

Please note that this is NOT a counselling session, so I won't be answering questions about individual personal situations or offering personal therapeutic advice. Instead, please keep your questions focused on general principles so that the answers can benefit everyone watching.

I look forward to seeing you there. God bless!

2 days ago | [YT] | 56

The Catholic Psychotherapist

One of the questions I am occasionally asked is how I understand the relationship between mental health and demonic influence.

Can the devil influence our thoughts?

How does Saint Thomas Aquinas distinguish between the imagination, the passions, the intellect and the will?

And how should Christians think about conditions such as anxiety, OCD and depression without either over-spiritualising them or reducing them to purely psychological phenomena?

In this month's Patreon reflection, I explore these questions from the perspective of Thomistic anthropology, showing why I believe the Catholic understanding of the human person provides a richer framework than either secular psychology or sensational approaches to spiritual warfare.

If these are questions that interest you, I'd be delighted for you to join us on Patreon.

Read the full reflection here:
www.patreon.com/TheCatholicPsychotherapist/posts/j…

Thank you to everyone who continues to support this work. Your encouragement makes these monthly reflections possible.

1 week ago | [YT] | 60

The Catholic Psychotherapist

I’ve just published my latest monthly reflection on Patreon:

“Depression and the Dark Night of the Soul”

In it, I explore the important distinction between psychological depression and what St. John of the Cross describes as the “dark night.” Although the two can overlap, they are not the same thing, and confusing them can sometimes be spiritually and psychologically unhelpful.

This is a subject very close to my heart, both personally and professionally, and one that comes up often in my work.

You can read the reflection here:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-reflection-159366163?utm…

Thank you again to those who continue to support my work. Please keep me in your prayers, and know that you remain in mine.

2 months ago | [YT] | 68

The Catholic Psychotherapist

🔥 LIVE Q&A – Friday May 1st @ 6PM (British Time) 🔥

I’m going live Friday May 1st at 6pm and I want your questions.

Drop them below 👇

We’ll be covering:

The relationship between faith and mental health
General mental health questions
Broader questions about life, meaning, direction

⚠️ Please note:
This is for general questions only. I won’t be able to respond to specific personal situations or provide counselling.

⚡ Important:
YouTube channel members and Patreon supporters will get priority answers during the stream.

Looking forward to this—should be a great session.

See you there.

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 30

The Catholic Psychotherapist

I've just published my second monthly reflection on Patreon.

This month, I explore the relationship between mental health and sanctity—particularly the idea that struggling mentally does not mean you are failing God.

If you'd like to read it, you can find it here:
www.patreon.com/posts/monthly-2-mental-155109939

Thank you again for your support.

3 months ago | [YT] | 51

The Catholic Psychotherapist

This Friday at 6PM (UK time), I’ll be going live to answer your questions on Catholic psychology and the interior life.

If you have a question you’d like me to address, submit it below.

I’ll take the most important and common ones during the livestream.

4 months ago | [YT] | 38

The Catholic Psychotherapist

I’ll be doing a live Q&A in two weeks’ time.

If you have questions you would like me to address, feel free to post them below.

I’ll do my best to answer as many as possible, and I will give priority to questions from Patreon supporters and YouTube channel members.

Please avoid sharing detailed personal/clinical situations, as I can’t offer individual therapeutic advice in this setting.

4 months ago | [YT] | 32

The Catholic Psychotherapist

I’ve just written the first Patron Reflection on Patreon:
“Why I Became a Catholic Psychotherapist.”

In it I share something of my journey from working within the NHS to working independently as a Catholic psychotherapist, and why integrating the Catholic understanding of the human person into psychology became so important to me.

If you would like to support the work and read the reflection, you can join here:
patreon.com/TheCatholicPsychotherapist

4 months ago | [YT] | 54

The Catholic Psychotherapist

On the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, I want to acknowledge his lasting influence on my work.

St. Thomas held together faith and reason, soul and body, truth and compassion.

That balance continues to guide how I think about the human person in psychology and psychotherapy.

A gift to the Church, and to the world.

St Thomas Aquinas ... Pray For Us...

5 months ago | [YT] | 113

The Catholic Psychotherapist

This Friday I’ll be going live on YouTube to answer pre-submitted questions on Catholic psychology and mental health.

Please submit your question in the comments.
Questions will be answered in a general, educational way (not individual therapy).

I look forward to the discussion.

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