James Leighton-Burns

Ongoing Study = Open-Source Approach to Education + Research Roadmap + Fact Checking Investigation Practices

Questions: Perception and Perspective. What do they do? What is the Difference?

Recent Education

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time).
Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how.”

Completed -
James Leighton-Burns MACCPH
CBT for Adult ADHD, turn intentions into actions - J.Russell Ramsay Ph.D, ABPP
Advanced Psychology Counselling ACCPH - Awarded
Psychology L4 - Oxford Uni - Awarded - Dr Anna Scarnà. (UK)
Elmira Strange MPhil Dip - CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY: Crime & Personality Disorders
Domestic Abuse - SafeLives
D.A.S.H. - SafeLives
Margit Averdijk, Ph.D. - Criminal Psychology Fundamentals
Suicide Awareness Training - ZSA
ACEs, Complex Trauma, and Toxic Stress: Implications for Affect, Behavior, Cognition, and Physical Health - Awared
- Jerrod Brown, PhD. (ACEs = Adverse Childhood Experiences)
The Overlap between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Psychopathy - Awarded - With Carrie Barron MD.
Triarchic Model of Psychopathy - What is Psychopathy? - Awarded - Christopher J. Patrick PhD
The Development of Conduct Disorder and Aggression - Psychopathy - Awarded - Abigail Marsh PhD
Correctional Mental Health - Awarded - Virginia Barber Rioja, PhD, and Ashley Batastini, PhD
Introduction - OSINT
Writer and Hero P.O.V. - BookFox
Ultimate Guide to Writing Dialogue - BookFox
Revision Genius: Self-Editing Your Novel - BookFox
The Triangle Method of Character Creation - BookFox
Splendid Sentence - BookFox
Data Journalism - Countering Hate Speech
Investigative Journalism - NCTJ
Safety and resilience for journalists - NCTJ
NUJ press pass student member
Level 5 - Fine Art Photography - Bournemouth & Poole, Level 4 - Photography - Arden, Manchester.

Ongoing - (Soon to be active, divided between projects)
Delivering Parenting Skills with Artificial Intelligence - Eduardo Bunge PhD.
Certificates related to OSINT
Unravel a Fraud Suspect - OSINT
Private investigation L3 + SIA membership
Psychology of Criminal Profiling L3
CFJ - Foundation Journalism- NCTJ
Court reporting restrictions- NCTJ
IPSO - NCTJ
Social Isolation and Loneliness Training - ZSA
Criminology with Professor David Wilson
Margit Averdijk, Ph.D. - Introduction to Criminology: Explaining Crime
Protect UK - ACT Security e-Learning
Protect UK - ACT Awareness e-Learning
Protect UK - ACT for Education

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Research Tools Are For Education Purposes Only:SafeLives - Psychological Abuse
Metropolitan Police - Grooming and Non-Sexual Grooming (asking to hide)
Metropolitan Police - Stalking and harassment
SimplyPsychology - Narcissistic Baiting Examples and How To Respond
USA Today - Narcissists use 'baiting' to convince you that you're the problem. What is it?
SafeLives - Responding to counter-allegations – guidance for Maracs
BACBTC - How to Recognise and Respond to Narcissistic Baiting Tactics
Charlie Health - What Is Reactive Abuse?
Metropolitan Police - What is domestic abuse?
Cambridge UP - ACEs were positively associated with IPV perpetration and victimisation
HP - 7 Types of Narcissistic Baiting and How to Deal with It
Metropolitan Police - What is honour-based abuse?
CPS - Domestic Abuse
SafeLives - Living with domestic abuse as an ACE (Adverse childhood experience)
SafeLives - Children and young people
NLM - Adverse Childhood Experiences, Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse
FBS - Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), mental health and domestic abuse
neurolaunch.com
psychologytoday.com
psychcentral.com - the-big-five-personality-traits
choosingtherapy.com - personality-disorder
psychcentral.com - disorders-personality
psychcentral.com - antisocial-personality-disorder
psychcentral.com - types-of-narcissism
simplypsychology.org - dark-triad-personality

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James Leighton-Burns

For professional services, send a message.Personal advisory services will discontinue shortly due to commitments.
Links will be offered to find connections with the given subject.

Research, coaching, advisory, and counselling can be via PayPal payment.
PayPal - (fast payment)

Alternatively, for serious but confusing matters (psychological abuse) - If you have used the Research Tools on the Education section, and situations are more than a pressure you can't speak of:
SafeLives - Psychological Abuse - click and double check
Check the list to help with gaslighting, which pushing the truth away from manipulative and abusive actions with compensating behaviour's, mind games, repeated statements for conditioning and roles to serve an agenda, etc.
Report ASAP, you can always email for an insight question if need be. The authorities can help with strong boundaries, investigate - Covert Baiting under the radar (it is intensional), D.A.R.V.O. via direct and indirect cover-ups (a counter narrative to scapegoat), stalking (linked to NPD), grooming, shifting for distraction, avoidance and justification and to remain hidden in a reality distortion without accountability. Victimhood is very different from the behaviours of a victim. Might not seen that way at first. It is a tool. Document everything. If they do it to one, they will do it someone else through fear of exposure, over extend. Document the same patterns of targeting when a facade cracks.
Abuse may try to cover tracks, but it is not invisible as it has an agenda so it exposes it's self. Speak to those who understand the normalised intensional patterns and masked agenda that may conflict with a public presentation and odd stories behind closed doors. The third persona operating.
Be mindful of hidden envy, jealously, using other people's closed perception as a tool to induce guilt which will mean others will be into trouble for attempting to harm someone's mental health. Some actions are simply off limits, if repeated with detachment, strange actions from third-parties, lowering others, using others to hold them back to assume a delusional position. It all adds up to gaining secondary evidence to link to the primary evidence. The child's mind (with or without the residue of ACE's or genetic pre-cursors) in the adults body may operate differently to maintaining control issues and a false narrative and deceptive actions - Just as a person with biased undiagnosed malignant ASPD or type one or two psychopathy who thinks of children and adults as objects to serve a biased feedback loop. Effective empathy will make one set of choices and a certain time, malignant zero empathy may chose a different route, it is important to be educated on the broader spectrum of human behaviour beyond an empathetic face-value assumption.
Police - Report abuse - UK
Police - Report abuse - US
IOPC - UK

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Insight: James Leighton-Burns is a UK-based writer, producer, psychology counsellor, and behaviour researcher. His professional work encompasses fiction, particularly in the sci-fi and cyberpunk genres, as well as essays and research projects. As a psychology counsellor, he offers services focused on personal development, self-awareness, and perception processing through education. His behaviour research delves into various psychological constructs, including personality disorders and behavioural patterns.Contributes to the National Portrait Gallery ArchiveJames's creative work has been featured in prominent institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery, where his portraits of figures like Norman Jay and Joe Cole are displayed.He has also contributed to the British Film Institute's collections, with his work being catalogued in their film and TV database.In addition to his professional pursuits, James is a semi-active trail runner (a break while studying). His running venture will continue in the memory of Senior Burnsy. 'It's good to get on the hills, see the morning or the evening.'Triggered by a charity run for his father's chosen charity after his passing. He went on to participate in races such as "The ONER Ultra Trail Run" in 2019, completing the 133.1 km course in 21 hours, 13 minutes, and 22 seconds, securing the 26th position. ("In races, try and aim to be close to the top 10%, training permitted, family first.") 15th,17th, 21st, 26th, 40th out of 450 on the first go, etc.
He can provide some insight on training with a family, work training ratios studied from various trainers who push the envelope. "A hint, after studying 'ego' earlier on in life from a position of being dyslexic, patience is required to spell correctly, or try to a point, failure is a friend, accepted, daily coping mechanisms develop with practice with systems. Acceptance of the commitment allows something to be found in the hidden last 10% in flow training, find the right limit ot recover, and remain accountable for your training goals. The mind can be the strongest muscle but only if it is flexible." His daughter is doing the running at the moment... other members are finding their feet. Keep it fun.Beat the Tide - 2018 - 15th
Mouth 2 Mouth - 2017 - 17th
Mouth 2 Mouth - 2019 - 21st
10K | 1063 results - 79th - 15th in categoryOverall, James Leighton-Burns integrates his passions for writing, psychology, and visual arts, contributing meaningfully to each field.

Masterclasses

Masterclass & Maestro

Appreciating the craft... recommended.

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Harlan CobenLee ChildAaron SorkinDan BrownDavid MametJames PattersonMargret AtwoodShonda RhimesR.L. StineMalcolm GladwellDavid BaldacciJudy BlumeJoyce Carol OatesJudd ApatowKen FollettJed MercurioJames CameronDavid LynchSpike Lee

Jodei FosterWerner HerzogKen BurnsMartin ScorceseRon HowardThe Duffer BrothersSamuel JacksonHelen MirrenNatalie PortmanBrian CoxEdgar WrightAlicia KeysSt VincentDanny ElfmanHerbie HandcockHans ZimmerNasTimbland

Book List - Pt 1

Completed and appreciated, ongoing, or flick through for research snippets. All have valuable insight.

Story Drama Research:Red Rising - Pierce BrownGolden Son: Book II of the Red Rising Trilogy - Pierce BrownMorning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy - Pierce BrownThe Shining - Steven KingKilling Floor (Jack Reacher, Book 1) - Lee ChildDie Trying (Jack Reacher, Book 2) - Lee ChildRaylan - Elmore LeonardOut of Sight - Elmore LeonardBatman: The Dark Knight Returns 30th Anniversary Edition - Frank MillerBatman: Year One - Frank MillerTell No One - Harlan CobenErnest Hemingway Best Collection: The Old Man and The Sea, The Sun Also Rises and For Whom the Bell TollsThe Friends of Eddie Coyle - George V. HigginsJaws - Peter BenchleyThe Lonely Silver Rain - John D. McDonaldEye of the Needle - Ken FollettCarrie - Steven KingThe Great Gatsby - F. Scott FitzgeraldSaga Volume 1 (SAGA TP) - Brian K VaughanNeuromancer - William GibsonThe Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

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Story Drama Insight:Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage and Screen - Robert MckeeCharacter: The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage and Screen - Robert MckeeStory - Robert MckeeAction: The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page and Game - Robert MckeeOn Writing - Steven KingThe Elements of Style - William Strunk JR & E.B. WhiteDan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Structure - Dan O'Bannon'sThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows - John KoenigThe Creative Act: A Way of Being - Rick RubinInto The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them - John YorkeElmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing - Elmore LeonardThe Art of Fiction - David LodgeHow Novels Work - John MullanCreative Writing: A Workbook with Readings - Linda AndersonAdventures In The Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood - William GoldmanMonster: Living Off the Big Screen - John Gregory Dunne

The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller - John TrubyMaking Movies - Sidney LumetScreenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting - Syd FieldThe Penguin Guide to Punctuation - R L TraskHow Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make - Denny Martin FlinnLantana: Screenplay - Andrew BovellThe Hero with A Thousand Faces - Joseph CampbellThe Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories - Christopher BookerThe War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven PressfieldSave the Cat! - Blake SnyderThe Dark Knight Trilogy - Christopher NolanMy Inventions - The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla - Nikola TeslaThe Peregrine - J A BakerChariots of the Gods - Erich von DanikenRefuse to Be Done - Matt Bell

Book List - Pt 2

Psychology & PhilosophyPsychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour 8th Edition - Richard GrossAtkinson And Hilgards Introduction To Psychology - Susan Nolen-HoeksemaSix-Minute X-Ray: Rapid Behaviour Profiling - Chase HughesThe Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der KolkWhat Every BODY is Saying - Joe NavarroThe Daily Stoic - Ryan HolidayLying - Sam HarrisJefferson Fisher - The Next ConversationIt Didn't Start With You - Mark WolynnThe Laws of Human Nature - Robert GreeneThe Four Agreements - Don Miguel RuizInfluence, New and Expanded - Robert B. CialdiniAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. GibsonUnderstanding Human Nature - Alfred AdlerSupercommunicators - Charles DuhiggGreenlights - Matthew McConaugheyRich Dad Poor Dad - Robert T. KiyosakiThe Power of Habit - Charles DuhiggLiespotting - Pamela Meyer

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In Sheep's Clothing - George K Simon PH DThe Psychology of Money - Morgan HouselSame as Ever - Morgan HouselBrainwashing: The Science of Thought Control - Kathleen TaylorTruths, Half Truths and Little White Lies - Nick FrostPersonality - Daniel NettlePsychology First - Barbara WoodsTelling Lies - Paul EkmanHow to Stop Lying: The Ultimate Cure Guide for Pathological Liars - Caesar LincolnPolice Detective Constable Direct Entry - How2BecomeDont Die Young An Anatomists Guide to Your Organs & Your Health - Dr. Alice RobertsThe Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry - Jon RonsonIntroducing Freud - Richard AppignanesiIntroducing Psychology - Nigel BensonIntroducing Philosophy - Dave RobinsonIntroducing Logic - Bill MayblinIntroducing Chaos - Iwona AbramsMere Humanity - Donald T. WilliamsThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark MansonIntroducing Consciousness - David PapineauIntroducing Statistics - Eileen MagnelloIntroducing Melanie Klein - R. D. Hinshelwood

Range - David EpsteinWhy We Sleep - Matthew WalkerThe Truth About Lying - Stan B. WaltersEmotions Revealed - Prof Paul EkmanPersonality Types - Don Richard RisoBounce - Matthew SyedThe Blue Zones - Dan Buettner12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos - Jordan B. PetersonBeyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life - Jordan B. PetersonGiant Steps - Anthony RobbinsUnlimited Power - Anthony RobbinsMaps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief - Jordan B. Peterson (50%)The Prince - Niccolo MachiavelliNarcissism: Enter the Mind of a Narcissist - Clarence T. Rivers

Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses - Clarence T. RiversHigh Risk: Children Without A Conscience - Ken MagidOutsmarting the Sociopath Next Door - Martha StoutConfessions of a Sociopath - M. E. Thomas48 Laws of Power - Robert GreeneGet the Truth: Former CIA Officers - Michael FloydInferno: From The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighier