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This idea is an often quoted pre-supposition from neuro-linguistic modelling. It's also good old common sense, around for aeons before...

There can be many reasons that we tend to solve our own problems, and to do so on our own. Perhaps life has turned out so far in a way...

From time to time, I meet clients whose thinking is no longer free-flowing. They are caught in a repeating pattern of the same thoughts...

We are born to relate. Our brains require relationship in order to make connections and grow, being raised without human contact we...

Sometimes, we make decisions that we believe are right for us, yet we later wonder what we were thinking. How can this be? There are of...

It’s common to hear people say 'she made me feel...' or 'he leaves me...' when talking about feelings. While it's sometimes a short hand...

It’s perhaps natural that when we are not well we spend much of our time focused on things that have been difficult, or we perceive to...

One of the key tasks of psychotherapy is to help clients come to know themselves more fully, and to be aware of how they are relating...

Sometimes it is hard to say goodbye. It can be very upsetting when something of value comes to an end, and you have to face it no longer...

There is a lot of focus therapeutically at the moment on trauma. We are traumatised when something happens that overwhelms our...

One of the aspects of self I find important to find out about in my client work is the client's sense of the sacred. For some people...

I've been reflecting on the perceived opposite of discipline and spontaneity this week. On the surface, it can seem as if having...

Need a good rant? Worried it might not be good for you? You’re not alone. Often, people have been brought up with unrecognised rules...

There is a lot of focus therapeutically at the moment on trauma. We are traumatised when something happens that overwhelms our...

Today, I want to talk about breathing. Simple? yes. Easy to optimise? No, not for most of us. Life-changing? Potentially. "In reality,...

Sometimes it is hard to be true to yourself when you are in relationship with others. Over the festive season the difficulty of this can...

Limiting beliefs can be powerful. After all, the only function of a belief is to prove itself right. Beliefs are not facts, rather they...

Sometimes we have to make decisions that will have significant consequences for us in the future, and it can be hard to know which way to...

Are you happy? This seems to be a frequently asked question, with a 'right' answer. Happy = good, anything else = a problem. But how...

Mindfulness is now known to be beneficial for mental health. Learning how to let yourself be, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise,...