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Marzillier grew up initially in [[Cumbria]] in the north of England, where his parents established a successful business in the chemical industry after having left Germany in the 1930s. When he was 12 the family moved to the south of England, a change that Marzillier recalls had a big effect on him, and he began commuting with his brother to the [[City of London School for Boys]]. He graduated from [[Oxford University]] then trained in clinical psychology at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]].<ref>[http://johnmarzillier.co.uk/?page_id=7 About Me] John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016</ref> |
Marzillier grew up initially in [[Cumbria]] in the north of England, where his parents established a successful business in the chemical industry after having left Germany in the 1930s. When he was 12 the family moved to the south of England, a change that Marzillier recalls had a big effect on him, and he began commuting with his brother to the [[City of London School for Boys]]. He graduated from [[Oxford University]] then trained in clinical psychology at the [[Institute of Psychiatry]].<ref>[http://johnmarzillier.co.uk/?page_id=7 About Me] John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016</ref> |
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He started off as an enthusiastic [[behaviourist]], and was involved in the founding of the [[BABCP]],<ref>[http://www.babcp.com/About/Development.aspx The Development of BABCP] Howard Lomas, first printed in Behavioural Psychotherapy in 1985, updated 27/10/08</ref> but eventually became skeptical of the claimed scientific foundation for the [[behaviour therapy]] in which he had trained. He then quickly became skeptical of aspects of his training in [[cognitive therapy]] - regarding the 'core beliefs' as typically [[metaphysical]] and [[morality|moral]] in tone and more effectively altered by emotional changes rather than thinking changes. The American founder of the therapy, psychiatrist [[Aaron Beck]], visited Oxford several times in the 80s when Marzillier was there, and on one occasion they played tennis until the older Beck was hyperventilating. Marzillier later trained in [[cognitive analytic therapy]] and, despite reservations, [[psychodynamic therapy]].<ref name=Gossamer>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Uqq92m76YJYC The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist] by John Marzillier</ref> |
He started off as an enthusiastic [[behaviourist]], and was involved in the founding of the [[BABCP]],<ref>[http://www.babcp.com/About/Development.aspx The Development of BABCP] Howard Lomas, first printed in Behavioural Psychotherapy in 1985, updated 27/10/08</ref> but eventually became skeptical of the claimed scientific foundation for the [[behaviour therapy]] in which he had trained. He then quickly became skeptical of aspects of his training in [[cognitive therapy]] - regarding the 'core beliefs' as typically [[metaphysical]] and [[morality|moral]] in tone and more effectively altered by emotional changes rather than thinking changes. The American founder of the therapy, psychiatrist [[Aaron Beck]], visited Oxford several times in the 80s when Marzillier was there, and on one occasion they played tennis until the older Beck was hyperventilating. Marzillier later trained in [[cognitive analytic therapy]] and, despite reservations, [[psychodynamic therapy]].<ref name=Gossamer>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Uqq92m76YJYC The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist] by John Marzillier, Kamac Books, 2010</ref> |
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Marzillier was head of the Oxford NHS Clinical Psychology course until leaving to go into private practice.<ref>[https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-24/edition-2/interview-psychology-across-generations Sarah Marzillier in conversation with her father John Marzillier] The Psychologist, February 2011, Vol.24 (pp.118-119)</ref> He was honorary member of the Faculty of Medicine, and honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Oxford.<ref>[http://johnmarzillier.co.uk/?page_id=33 CV] John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016</ref> |
Marzillier was head of the Oxford NHS Clinical Psychology course until leaving to go into private practice.<ref>[https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-24/edition-2/interview-psychology-across-generations Sarah Marzillier in conversation with her father John Marzillier] The Psychologist, February 2011, Vol.24 (pp.118-119)</ref> He was honorary member of the Faculty of Medicine, and honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Oxford.<ref>[http://johnmarzillier.co.uk/?page_id=33 CV] John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:39, 3 August 2016
John Marzillier (born 1946) is a retired psychotherapist who has been described as 'a significant shaper of the profession of clinical psychology' in which he practiced for 37 years.[1]
Marzillier grew up initially in Cumbria in the north of England, where his parents established a successful business in the chemical industry after having left Germany in the 1930s. When he was 12 the family moved to the south of England, a change that Marzillier recalls had a big effect on him, and he began commuting with his brother to the City of London School for Boys. He graduated from Oxford University then trained in clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry.[2]
He started off as an enthusiastic behaviourist, and was involved in the founding of the BABCP,[3] but eventually became skeptical of the claimed scientific foundation for the behaviour therapy in which he had trained. He then quickly became skeptical of aspects of his training in cognitive therapy - regarding the 'core beliefs' as typically metaphysical and moral in tone and more effectively altered by emotional changes rather than thinking changes. The American founder of the therapy, psychiatrist Aaron Beck, visited Oxford several times in the 80s when Marzillier was there, and on one occasion they played tennis until the older Beck was hyperventilating. Marzillier later trained in cognitive analytic therapy and, despite reservations, psychodynamic therapy.[4]
Marzillier was head of the Oxford NHS Clinical Psychology course until leaving to go into private practice.[5] He was honorary member of the Faculty of Medicine, and honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Oxford.[6]
He co-authored the first three editions of the book "What is Clinical Psychology?" with John Hall. In 2010 he published a memoir "The Gossamer Thread"[4][7] which was shortlisted for the Mind Book of the Year award.[8] He has also published books on trauma - in 2012 "To Hell and Back" on personal accounts of trauma[9] and in 2014 "The Trauma Therapies".
Marzillier has been an outspoken critic of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme[10] and in 2009 debated its main proponent in clinical psychology David M. Clark.[11]
Since gaining an MA in Creative Writing, and retiring from psychotherapy practice, he has been writing fiction and poetry as well as non-fiction on psychotherapy topics.[12]
References
- ^ Fascinating and honest The Psychologist, vol 23 no 9 September 2010. Book review by Jenny Doe, Consultant Clinical Psychologist with South Essex Partnership Trust
- ^ About Me John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016
- ^ The Development of BABCP Howard Lomas, first printed in Behavioural Psychotherapy in 1985, updated 27/10/08
- ^ a b The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist by John Marzillier, Kamac Books, 2010
- ^ Sarah Marzillier in conversation with her father John Marzillier The Psychologist, February 2011, Vol.24 (pp.118-119)
- ^ CV John Marzillier, retrieved 2 August 2016
- ^ Extracts from The Gossamer Thread: My Life as a Psychotherapist by John Marzillier Psychotherapy.net, retrieved 3 August 2016
- ^ Mind Book of the Year Award shortlist announced Mind, 5/7/2011
- ^ Eye on fiction: The Yellow Birds The Psychologist, May 2013
- ^ The challenge of the Layard initiative John Marzillier and Prof John Hall, The Psychologist, May 2009, Vol 22 Pg 396-399.
- ^ Cognitive Behavioural Therapy All in the Mind, BBC Radio, July 2009
- ^ John Marzillier, PhD Psychotherapy.net, retrieved 2 August 2016