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All psychotherapists and counsellors have clinical supervision with a colleague, whose role is to be a final point of containment for...

Uncomfortable conversations are OK. Emotions are OK. Real matters. I wrote these three notes to myself a few days ago to remind me that I...

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...

A beautiful poem for you today, wishing you a day of heart opening in which you can live fully and authentically. Because, Rosemerry...

Here is a link to my latest newsletter. https://shoutout.wix.com/so/49Ov1knBR?languageTag=en In this edition you will find information a...

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...

I’ve recently submitted my 5-year re-accreditation to UKCP, the professional body for psychotherapists in the UK.  I was a touch nervous,...

The 29th February comes around only once every four years, so it seems a day worth marking.  It’s a quirk of the calendar that for most...

Working with couples, I often find that one or both of the couple feel lonely, despite being in a relationship.  It’s a difficult issue,...

Going through some old files recently, I happened upon this verse./  I first heard it decades ago from a colleague, whose daughter had...

"Silence is the most powerful scream." I saw this quote, and internally felt a strong ‘ouch.’  It really spoke to me of the unknown...

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

Here’s a piece I assisted Psychologies magazine with some time ago, about speaking up.  I hope it resonates and helps you find your...

Being authentic is the key to a happy intimate relationship.  You do not need to pretend to be anything you are not.  You will thrive in...

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." I saw this quote and it made me smile, there have been many times in life when I’ve needed this kind...

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

“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...

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