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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...

Do you feel you are good enough?  Adequate?  Sufficient?  Acceptable and loveable as you are? If you are not feeling enough, you are not...

Extending trust can be a risky business, and it’s often worth it. We have a choice with trust, we can grant it, or we can wait until...

I’ve been exploring recently the reality that the meaning we make of things always depends on the context.  We can be quite certain of...

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 my reading about Trauma and our responses to it, I’ve been drawn to noticing the fawn response, which is not talked about so much as...

Every life experience you have had has brought you to now, shaping who and how you are.  However wonderful or difficult, those...

Here’s a piece explaining Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) which can be used to help with a range of symptoms...

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...

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

Happy New Year! As one year has ended and 2024 begins, it’s a good time to reflect and look forwards. A year is a long time, with many...

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...

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...

I’m on a voyage of discovery with new words at the moment, the one I want to blog about today is velleity. The dictionary definition is...

“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...