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This Trusted Place with John-Paul Davies: Mental Health, Therapy & Becoming a Therapist

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🎙️ Welcome to This Trusted Place with John-Paul Davies

Honest conversations and reflections on mental health, emotional wellbeing, and the realities of becoming and being a therapist in private practice.



Whether you're a therapist, aspiring to become one, or simply someone curious about the inner world of emotional growth and healing, this podcast offers grounded insights and personal stories that connect.



Hosted by John-Paul Davies, a former City solicitor who retrained as a psychotherapist in 2007, the show explores:




  • Changing careers into therapy



  • What it’s really like being a therapist and making a living as a helping professional



  • Mental health and emotional wellbeing topics inc. relationships, narcissism, trauma, navigating imposter syndrome and burnout, boundaries, self-worth and growth



  • Bisexuality






🔗 Watch the video versions on YouTube: youtube.com/@JohnPaulDaviesTTP



🌐 More about John-Paul: thistrustedplace.co.uk



If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating or review — it makes a big difference. Thank you for listening.© 2025 This Trusted Place with John-Paul Davies: Mental Health, Therapy & Becoming a Therapist
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  • S9 | E5 5 Reasons why I LOVE being a THERAPIST
    Jun 29 2025

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    Discover the top 5 reasons why I love being a therapist! From leading a more loved life to experiencing real human connection, constant learning, feeling part of a community, and avoiding negative impacts on my well-being.

    If you find the video helpful, please feel free to SHARE it, tap 'LIKE' to show your support, and do SUBSCRIBE for more content like this!

    🎯 1:1 Mentoring & Consultancy

    Thinking about changing career to become a therapist? Already qualified and wanting to start up a private therapy practice? In private practice and looking to grow? Or maybe you're curious about sharing your voice on YouTube? I offer supportive, one-to-one mentoring on career change and becoming a therapist, starting and building a private practice, and creating meaningful content on YouTube. All the details are on my website: (https://www.thistrustedplace.co.uk)

    ✅ If you're thinking about exploring therapy generally, I’d love to hear from you and you’re very welcome to get in touch with me via my website (https://www.thistrustedplace.co.uk) to find out more or to arrange an initial conversation.


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    🎧 My podcast with the audio of this video is at: (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2067601)
    🌐 Website at: (https://www.thistrustedplace.co.uk)

    🎁 My FREE personal development course 'Life Unlimited: 10 Steps to Real Change' is now available on this channel in a playlist on my YouTube homepage.

    Whether you’re looking to move through anxiety, stress, depression, chronic anger, addictive behaviour, co-dependency, narcissism, low self-esteem/confidence, relationship problems, feeling stuck, lost or lacking in purpose – or simply want to experience more happiness, contentment and fulfilment in your life – this course is carefully designed to help you do just that.

    ‘Life Unlimited’ Course testimonials include:

    "John-Paul's course Life Unlimited more than lives up to its promise as a practical and accessible guide to making meaningful, positive changes in your life. He takes you on a clear path towards self-awareness and self-acceptance, helping you to set healthy boundaries in your relationships with others."
    "The course is packed with valuable content, yet John-Paul's warm, non-judgemental style makes it feel more as if a friend is sharing some wonderful wisdom. 100% recommend."

    #therapytraining #psychotherapy #counselling #mentalhealth #becomingatherapist

    Support the show

    If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

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    31 min
  • S9 | E4 Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety ft Dr Patricia E Zurita Ona
    Jun 11 2025

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    In this episode, I welcome Patricia to discuss the complex subject of anxiety and the role of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in managing it.

    Key Topics:

    1. Introduction to Anxiety:

    - We look at what anxiety is, a fear-based emotion that can dominate life if not managed properly.
    - How fear and anxiety, while often seen as negative, can be valuable when understood and managed correctly.

    2. Using ACT skills to manage anxiety effectively:

    - We look at the concept of 'becoming' through values-based actions.
    - The importance of taking intentional steps towards who you want to be, despite internal fears, helping individuals become who they want to be.
    - The importance of responding to both external and internal stimuli in a way that aligns with personal values.

    3. Patricia shares her personal experiences with anxiety, including giving a TEDx talk, which was a significant anxiety-provoking event for her.

    4. We talk about lots of practical advice and suggestions for people experiencing anxiety based distress.

    5. Patricia also shares her advice for those entering the profession and her favourite piece of life advice for people generally!

    Thank you for listening. If you do enjoy it, please feel free to SHARE it, don't forget to 'FOLLOW' to show your support, it would be much appreciated!

    Patricia’s links:

    Latest book: The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done and Do More of What Matters

    Online classes: https://courses.thisisdoctorz.com

    Personal website: www.thisisdoctorz.com

    Therapy/coaching website: www.eastbaybehaviortherapycenter.com

    Books: https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/books/

    Instagram: Dr. Z.
    https://www.instagram.com/dr.z.passionatebehaviorist/

    Twitter
    https://twitter.com/DrZ_behaviorist

    Facebook East Bay Behavior Therapy Center https://www.facebook.com/EastBayBehaviorTherapyCenter

    Facebook: Dr. Z.
    https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Z-102029237841421

    Linkedin:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-e-zurita-ona-psy-d-949b5a15/

    ***My FREE personal development course 'Life Unlimited: 10 Steps to Real Change is now available on this channel in a playlist you'll find on the channel homepage. Whether you’re looking to move through anxiety, stress, depression, chronic anger, addictive behaviour, co-dependency, narcissism, low self-esteem/confidence, relationship problems, feeling stuck, lost or lacking in purpose – or simply want to experience more happiness, contentment and fulfilment in your life – see this free course and you’ll discover it’s carefully designed to help you to do this.***

    'Life Unlimited' Course testimonials include:

    “John-Paul’s course Life Unlimited more than lives up to its promise as a practical and accessible guide to making meaningful, positive changes in your life. He takes you on a clear path towards self-awareness and self-acceptance, helping you to set healthy boundaries in your relationships with others.” and

    “The course is packed with valuable content, yet John-Paul’s warm, non-judgemental style makes it feel more as if a friend is sharing some wonderful wisdom. 100% recommend.”

    For additional resources and insights, be sure to visit my website at: https://www.thistrustedplace.co.uk?sub_confirmation=1.

    Stay tuned for future videos on various topics related

    Support the show

    If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

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    54 min
  • S9 | E3 Bisexuality in a Straight Relationship? (Part 2) ft Robert Brooks Cohen
    May 28 2025

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    ***NOTE: I'd love to have more stories, experiences and journeys about bisexuality/bi+ on this channel, whether that's in-person guests like this one, or reading out someone's story. If you feel you'd like to do either of these, do just either message me in the comments below, or email me on jpdttp@gmail.com to have a chat about it
    Thanks! John-Paul***

    In the latest in my ongoing series focused on bisexuality and bi+ identities, in this episode, I welcome Rob Cohen @twobiguys , author of the book 'Bisexual Married Men: Stories of Relationships, Acceptance, and Authenticity', to discuss the nuances of bisexuality, identity, and authenticity and the broader themes of acceptance and self-discovery within a straight or 'straight facing' relationship.

    Some topics covered:

    - some statistics about the bisexual community, emphasising the prevalence of bisexual people in mixed-gender relationships.

    - Rob shares his personal story of identifying as straight until his late 20s and the subsequent exploration of his bisexual identity, highlighting the significance and life-changing benefits of being authentic and vulnerable,

    - the challenges and benefits of 'coming out' within a straight facing relationship,

    - challenges bisexual people face in terms of acceptance and the importance of self-acceptance and community support generally,

    - discussion about the relationships that tend to last when someone discloses their bisexuality,

    - an exploration of the differences between the sexual and romantic aspects of relationships in this context,

    - lots of insights from Rob's book as he shares his thoughts on living authentically and the impact it can have on oneself and the world - healing oneself and influencing others positively,

    - a discussion about community for bisexual/bi+ people looking to establish or join some kind of bisexual community,

    - great advice from Rob for anyone at the early stages of discovering a bi identity and his favourite piece of life advice!

    Thank you for listening. If you do enjoy it, please feel free to SHARE it, don't forget to 'FOLLOW' to show your support, it would be much appreciated!

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    Rob's links:
    My coaching website: https://www.robertbrookscohen.com/coaching
    Two Bi Guys: https://zencastr.com/two-bi-guys
    Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertbrookscohen/
    Two Bi Guys on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twobiguys/
    Me/Two Bi Guys on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robertbrookscohen
    Fluid Conversations Series: https://calendly.com/robertbrookscohen/fluid-conversations

    My podcast with the audio of this video is at: https//www.buzzsprout.com/2067601

    Website at: https://www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

    ***My FREE personal development course 'Life Unlimited: 10 Steps to Real Change is now available on this channel in a playlist you'll find on the channel homepage.
    'Life Unlimited' Course testimonials include: "The course is packed with valuable content, yet John-Paul's warm, non-judgemental style makes it feel more as if a friend is sharing some wonderful wisdom. 100% recommend."***

    Support the show

    If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

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    1 h et 3 min

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