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Bob Cooke, an international Psychotherapist , Trainer and Supervisor, talks with Simon Bayley about the world of therapy and counselling. Simon is also a therapist.This podcast is aimed at listeners who are curious in psychotherapy and counselling, how therapy works, and how therapy helps you towards a more healthy sense of self, both mentally and spiritually. The podcasts will also be of interest to students of therapy and counselling and what it takes to be a psychotherapist. So please join Bob and Simon on this voyage of discovery and co-creative conversations.
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Contact path
Public web form
Booking probability
35%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchBob Cooke, an international Psychotherapist, Trainer and Supervisor, talks with Simon Bayley about the world of therapy and counselling. Simon is also a therapist. This podcast is aimed at listeners who are curious in psychotherapy and counselling, how therapy works, and how therapy helps you towards a more healthy sense of self, both mentally and spiritually.
The Therapy Show is hosted by Bob Cooke and Simon Bayley. The show has published 276 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "276. Is therapy magic?" (29 October 2026, 32 minutes), "275. Symbiosis, the symbiosis trap for therapists to be aware of when working with clients" (22 October 2026, 34 minutes), and "274. What qualities make for a Master Psychotherapist?" (15 October 2026, 33 minutes).
The Therapy Show publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 276 episodes.
Booking probability for The Therapy Show is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Therapy Show requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Therapy Show's contact route on record: public web form.
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Bob Cooke and Simon Bayley hosts The Therapy Show, a health podcast with 276 episodes published.
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Episode #276
While therapy and counselling can feel transformative, can it ever be described as magic? We discuss the importance of expectation, belief, ritual and mystery and, with a nod to science, we give our opinions on this. To...
Episode #275
Steffi Cooke joins us to discuss symbiosis: what it is; how it develops; how it impacts the therapist; and how the therapist can manage it. To listen on Apple Podcasts...
In this session, we discuss those elements of our workthat might characterise a Master Psychotherapist: experience, competence, potency, attunement and others. To listen on Apple Podcasts...
In that moment in therapy when the client says, ‘Aha!’, what is going on? Does it inevitably indicate change? Can we facilitate it? We will discuss these points although we don’t guarantee any lightbulb moments. To...
Episode #271
Empathy, kindness, compassion. What exactly is compassion and is its presence an essential part of the therapy process? How does it impact the client, the relationship and the therapist her or himself? To listen on...
Biases, preconceptions and assumptions about clients with autism and ADHD are all inevitable until we have learned about the misconceptions and ourselves . We discuss how these misconceptions might impact our work with...
Silence. What’s going on when the client is silent? Is that silence always the same? How long should we sit with the silence? Does silence mean the same thing to everybody? These are some of the topics that we discuss...
Episode #268
Keeping notes is an essential part of the role of a counsellor or psychotherapist. When do we make these notes and how much do we write? Bob and Simon discuss the subject of making notes during the session and the...
Episode #267
We discuss short term or long term therapy, which is more popular or appropriate and how clients might decide to move on from therapy. The possibility of client dependence we also touch on. To listen on Apple Podcasts...
Episode #266
With guest speaker Amy Peters, we discuss working with Neurodivergent Clients. To listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-show/id1570789126 YouTube: https://youtu.be/ydfYhqUSWbY Do...
Episode #265
We discuss age differences in the therapy room; how does having a significantly older or younger client or therapist impact the therapeutic work? To listen on Apple...
While they are not a substitute for knowledge and application of theory and practice, research shows that therapists who demonstrate Flexibility and Creativity tend to produce better outcomes. We discuss, drawing on our...
Episode #263
In the UK, the Process, or 7-Eyed Model, of Supervision is the most popular model of psychotherapist supervision. It is both relational and systemic as it addresses how the relationships interact with their broader...
Episode #262
The Parent, Adult, Child model is central to Transactional Analysis. We discuss the origins of the model, how we use it to inform the way we think and frame the clients’ thinking and we might share the basics of the...
The Therapy Show
The Shadow archetype, coming from Jungian psychology, encompasses the unconscious parts of our personality thatwe often reject or deny. We discuss this, how it fits with TA and how addressing this part is essential for...
Developmental relational needs are discussed with reference to Eric Berne’s Relational Hungers and Richard Erskine’s Eight Relational Needs. We talk about about they can missed through neglect or life events and Bob...
The Therapy Show
Do we have to like our Psychotherapist for therapy to be effective? Like, dislike, admire or the complexities of transference and countertransference? Bob Cooke will be explaining some of the unconscious processes and...
The Therapy Show
Since its inception by Eric Berne in the late 1950s and early 60s, TA has developed considerably and a number of significant movements have developed. In this episode, Bob explains Relational Transactional Analysis, its...
The Therapy Show
When a client approaches a new counsellor or therapist, inevitably the client will have questions about what to expect or even what is expected of them. Here, we’ll discuss the five most common questions that clients...
In a crowded market for therapists and counsellors, we discuss the importance of visibility with several approaches to attracting clients and advertising. To listen on Apple Podcasts...
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