Poet and Clinical Psychologist. Collections "Night Shift" and "The Sessions" both published by Pindrop Press. Blogs on poetry, therapy and mental health: https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/https://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3mnosyuytxk2oNew article in BACP magazine 'University & College Counselling' https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/the-world-inside-the-room-reflections-on-politics-and-therapy-at-a-time-of-polycrisis #TherapistsConnect #Counselling #Psychotherapy #ClinicalPsychology07 Jun 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnosyuytxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3lwp347tav22cThe "rise" of autism - and why we should embrace it. New article published in BACP journal University and College Counselling. https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/the-rise-of-autism-and-why-we-should-embrace-it #autism #neurodiversity #therapistsconnect18 Aug 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwp347tav22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3lf5ejojbos2wThanks to @davebonta.bsky.social for generously collating this great selection of poetry blogs - v nice to be included. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5ejojbos2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3leu3u2riuk2eNew blog post, with thanks to the brilliant @janeclarke.bsky.social. Warmest wishes to all for the New Year. https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-ruins-and-thresholds-after-a-poem-by-jane-clarke03 Jan 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3leu3u2riuk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3lcxtgvi4as22Happy/anxious memories of launching this book a year ago today with the brilliant @fionalarkin.bsky.social. Warm thanks to everyone who has bought a copy 🙏🏻 More info about the book here for anyone who may be interested: http://www.pindroppress.com/books/The%20Sessions.html #TherapistsConnect #Poetry10 Dec 2024 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxtgvi4as22https://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3lbw6l5ou6k2mLittle piece on the double empathy problem in BACP journal 'University & College Counselling' https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-the-double-empathy-problem #autism #neurodiversity #TherapistsConnect27 Nov 2024 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbw6l5ou6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3lb2gj2y5e22mWow, very lovely to see the poetry community on here ballooning! 👋🏻16 Nov 2024 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2gj2y5e22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3l5u3cjcrb52fI find I'm mainly posting wildlife pictures these days...06 Oct 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5u3cjcrb52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3l3zlw2pzne2lThis morning's visitor13 Sep 2024 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3zlw2pzne2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3l3x3xg75y22xGood morning from a very friendly squirrel12 Sep 2024 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3x3xg75y22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3l33hxsdwsx2zI'm really looking forward to giving the guest reading at this Arvon residential writing retreat on Landscape and the Body with Clare Best and Pascale Petit @pascalepetit.bsky.social. Still time to snap up a place - it will be a wonderful week! https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-week-poetry-21/01 Sep 2024 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3l33hxsdwsx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3l2igwc6ikb2gNew blog post (first published in Lapidus Magazine): On Therapist Self-Disclosure https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/on-therapist-self-disclosure24 Aug 2024 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2igwc6ikb2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3kzqdopqec22gSharing this resource from Community Trauma Conference UK - a list of mental health organisations and services for People of Colour, Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Muslim Communities affected by the racist riots, rhetoric and violence in the UK. https://www.communitytraumaconf.com/news/list-of-mental-health-organisations-and-services15 Aug 2024 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzqdopqec22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3kzqdb2dx5p2gGoodbye X, hello Bluesky. Nice to be here. 👋🏻15 Aug 2024 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3kzqdb2dx5p2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3kfntsvmlxa23All welcome - email pindroplaunch2023@outlook.com to register. 🙏🏻🤍03 Dec 2023 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfntsvmlxa23https://bsky.app/profile/jonathantotman.bsky.social/post/3keyyt4puya2aHello folks, nice to be here. Happy to share details of my new collection, The Sessions, and upcoming Zoom launch with @fionalarkin.bsky.social on 10 December - all welcome! Email pindroplaunch2023@outlook.com to register. www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/new-book https://www.jonathantotman.co.uk/post/new-book25 Nov 2023 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:6jthca2gd54gpfespymqatly/app.bsky.feed.post/3keyyt4puya2a