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As Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) becomes more well known, clients are increasingly coming to therapy asking for...

Trust can be a tricky concept. We all like to believe we are trusting, it’s mostly portrayed socially as a virtue. And yet, “Don’t you...

Working with clients, I am often reminded of the power of metaphor. For example, when building awareness of the way a client perceives...

I heard a very helpful description of trauma treatment recently from Justin Havens, Psychotherapist. When we are traumatised, all the...

When you have had individual therapy, it can be a surprise that couples work feels different. And vice versa. So what are the...

I was recently given a beautiful book called The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. Here’s the first quote I saw...

Psychotherapy is an investment. You invest your time, energy and your money because you want things to be different. Like any investment,...

It is a common problem for clients to say they are finding their thoughts negative and debilitating and really need relief from them. ...

“Stillness does not come from stopping the mind from doing its thing, although seasoned meditators will experience seemingly eternal...

There is a very human tendency to believe that if something could just change outside of ourselves we will feel better. This is at one...

We all have hopes, and we all dream. Without our aspirations, life would be dull and flat. They can lift us up and inspire us to...

It is a frequent problem for clients that they feel out of control. In times of change, things we take for granted are no longer so...

"Life is about intuition, with a splash of logic. If you learn to use the two in the right balance, any decision you take will normally...

I recently came across Jizo figures and I am really struck by them. Jizo figures can frequently be found along paths and roadways in...

Each time I look out of my therapy room window, I see a scene that speaks of the complexity of life. Fallen red leaves surrounding a pot...

Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful...

It’s natural to want to turn away from things that make us feel uncomfortable. Our biology is set up to seek out the pleasant, and avoid...

I’ve been reflecting this week on the power of the stories we believe about ourselves and about the things that happen to us. It seems...

Reading a Derek Walcott poem recently I was reminded of the importance of the way that we relate to ourselves. So much of the time we...

I often work with clients who have had their symptoms for a long time. It can be easy to think anxiety, or low mood, are unchanging, and...