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Spirituality is about connection When I meet new clients, as part of our introductory exploration I always ask about spiritual and...

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being...

Possibility thinking can be a powerful, energising practice.  It can also be a boon when times are tough and you are feeling stuck. It’s...

Providing clinical supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists is a rewarding role.  Bearing witness as colleagues grow from...

If you’re thinking of working with a therapist, it’s a good idea to be clear about what is prompting you, and what you want to have...

“In order for a child to become kind, giving and empathetic, he needs to be treated that way…A child raised with love wants to make those...

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

I offer psychotherapy to individuals and couples based in Darlington, and working online for UK clients.  I work in an outcome-oriented...

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

“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...

If you’re thinking of working with a therapist, it’s a good idea to be clear about what is prompting you, and what you want to have...

Carefully watch your thoughts for they become your words. Manage and watch your words for they will become your actions. Consider and...

For many people, life is chaotic. If it’s not one thing it’s another, and it can feel like you’re riding a roller-coaster on a daily...

I had a lovely reminder a few weeks ago of the importance of enabling clients to bring their whole self into the therapy room. It’s...

Where you look at a situation from significantly changes your perspective. In neuro-lingistic programming, we describe the different...

“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...

“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...

“intimacy is the process of being in touch with or knowing oneself in the presence of a partner” David Schnarch In psychotherapy, it is...

It’s a lovely moment in therapy when a client suddenly gains a new perspective. Oftentimes, the pain that brings people to see me is...

I’ve been noticing of late the tendency for people to attribute the source of pain and suffering to be outside of themselves. It may be...