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I’ve been reflecting this week on the nature of psychotherapy and what makes it magical. Like any psychotherapist, I have days when my...

I am enjoying watching a NICABM series at the moment focused on Treating Trauma. This week I wanted to blog about one of the ways...

Here’s a video of Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Stanford Neuroscientist, talking about the importance of forward action in subduing our stress...

When someone has been traumatised, the past traumatic events can come to dominate their awareness. If they have been overwhelmed by what...

Life is an exercise in exploration and curiosity. This is evident in the way of being of any healthy young child. Whatever it is that...

One of the hallmarks of effective psychotherapy is that clients feel safe. If safety is not in place, it is very unlikely that a client...

I noticed this phrase on the email signature of a fellow therapist recently, and it so made me smile I wanted to share it. In fact, it...

"Emotions predate reason. Our emotional wiring, that is, our limbic system, is in place from birth but our thinking wiring isn't in...

This is a question I often hear in psychotherapy sessions, sometimes many times in a week. This wondering about our ordinariness or...

I was stimulated in a conversation with colleagues recently to give thought to how value can be measured in psychotherapy. How is it...

Couples Counselling can be effective, and make a big difference to intimate relationships. Here’s an introduction to what it is (and...

Have you ever met a goal, and once your initial pleasure passes, found that you feel flat and deflated? What an anti-climax. Sadly it’s...

It’s easy to get lost in the monotony of day to day life, to be focused on the many things that need doing each day. This has perhaps...

I’m focusing this week on some of the useful therapeutic tools I have learned over the years that I find helpful in my practice. Today,...

Today I wanted to talk about one of the most powerful therapeutic questions I use on a day to day basis. ‘And what would you like to...

I am now taking on new clients for online psychotherapy / couples counselling. Sessions are available outside normal working hours. If...

I’ve been experimenting of late with the way I show up in online video psychotherapy sessions. I’d noticed a pattern in the way I was...

In relationships, communication is often an issue. It is very common for couples to draw away from having uncomfortable conversations. ...

I was reflecting recently on the power of humour. It can be transforming, magical almost, and that is something it shares with the realm...

We are all informed by what we believe we know. How could we not be? Our experiences, knowledge and perspective provide a frame through...