Jeanine Connor MBACP, MSc, MEd, BSc (Hons)

About

Jeanine Connor MBACP, MSc, MEd, BSc (Hons) is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in private practice with more than 26 years’ therapeutic experience. She delivers keynote presentations and facilitates workshops, sharing her passion, knowledge and experience in a way that is straightforward, creative, friendly and fun. Connor is the author of almost 300 publications including five books, notably, You’re Not My F*cking Mother and Other Things Gen Z Say in Therapy and Stop F*cking Nodding and Other Things 16-Year-Olds Say in Therapy. Her writing, which combines clinical experience with observations from modern life, is accessible and often humorous. She has written scores of articles, columns, blogs, reviews and resources and regularly contributes an ‘expert perspective’ to a range of media publications. Connor is also the Editor of BACP Children, Young People & Families journal and Reviews Editor for BACP Therapy Today.

Books by Jeanine Connor MBACP, MSc, MEd, BSc (Hons)

Recent Posts

The Impact of AI on Who We Are and Who We Become

AI systems map preferences, patterns, and choices and influence them, too, creating an algorithmic self. We need to use AI consciously to manage threats to the human self.

Tell Me About Your Relationship With Your Mother…

We make sense of ourselves through relationships. Our primary relationship is with our mother, which is why it shows up so often in therapy.

No Sex Please, We’re Gen Z*

What's the truth behind headlines suggesting Gen Z are in a "sex recession"?

First sessions, like first dates, contain a wealth of information about whether we’re a good match and how the relationship is likely to pan out.

Pretty Privilege and the Body Positivity Myth

Societal norms expose women and girls to greater scrutiny and harsher judgment, leading many to become hung up on appearance.

The Search for Causation Comes from a Desire for Certainty

Suggesting a singular cause for psychological challenges is reductionist. We can adopt a holistic approach and consider biological, psychological, and environmental factors.

Sex, Death and Adolescence

Psychoanalytic theory, including Freud's ideas about the life and death drives, can help us understand the process of adolescence.

Endings and Beginnings

Beginnings are usually a time of hopefulness, anticipation and fantasy, whereas endings are associated with suffering and pain and are perceived as beyond individual control.

Reality and Other Adolescent Worlds

The eerie and upside-down world of teen fiction parallels the eerie and upside-down world of adolescence, where the boundary between reality and fantasy can become blurred

How Confidential Is Psychotherapy?

Personal Perspective: My observations have led me to wonder about the extent to which therapists understand confidentiality, and how much they care.