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

Happiness comes in many guises – on the one hand you’ve got the hedonistic delight of eating your favourite chocolate, on the other is...

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...

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...

I’m enjoying increasing quantities of Clinical Supervision for UK-based therapists, and find it fulfilling and enjoyable work.  Walking...

I am often asked by clients how to manage when feelings become overwhelming. There are many ways to calm your nervous system and come...

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...

All good things come to an end, and as usual I’ve completed my work with several clients in the last month or so. A key theme of the end...

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...

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...

However much Hollywood or Disney persuade otherwise, it’s not realistic to believe you can have a relationship and not have any conflict...

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,...