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It is an irony that so often clients come into psychotherapy hoping that I have the answers to their difficulties, when the only person...

Metaphors are powerful.  When we think of one thing in terms of another that symbolises or represents it, the resulting metaphor is...

“The truth is you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved.  The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.”...

An elderly Cherokee was imparting wisdom to his grandson about life. "There's a battle within me," he told the boy, "a fierce clash...

‘To behold all beings with the eye of compassion, and to speak kindly to them, is the meaning of tenderness…Whenever one speaks kindly to...

I. I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever...

Responsibility can be a tricky concept to work with in psychotherapy.  It is a double edged sword.  On the one side, it is a given that a...

After a while you learn the subtle difference Between holding a hand and chaining a soul, And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning...

I welcomed Sheela Na Gig into my workspace recently, she is an ancient pagan symbol that represents both birth, and death.  The artist of...

On this winter solstice day I’ve been reflecting on the last year and the changes it has brought.  It’s been a year of change for my...

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are” Carl Jung As I reach mid-life and the transition into elderhood, it seems to...

In therapeutic work we are addressing the individual and unique expressions that a person has. At the same time, we are working with...

Today I want to talk about the idea of sponsorship. Sponsorship is the process of holding a space open for people to enter, explore, and...

I had a lesson in transience this week…my gorgeous big cat Jasper accidentally knocked a mug tree off the kitchen bench, and gone were a...

What does the idea of a comfort zone evoke in you? Is it warm, relaxed feelings of being at ease? Or is it a feeling of guilt, or...

Sat here looking at the magnificent trees across the road from my therapy room, a moment ago I acknowledged the grace and presence of...

“A life truly lived constantly burns away veils of illusion, burns away what is no longer relevant, gradually reveals our essence, until,...

“We must have the courage to live with paradox. The strength to hold the tension of not knowing the answers and the willingness to...

“Allow the raw grief and anger travel every cell of your being. Scream at the dying of the light and the injustice of the hell you were...

In the process of moving home, I’ve come across all sorts of things that I had not looked at in a while. Two particular treasures were...