I made a mistake today. I uttered the words 'I understand' It was part of 'I feel I understand better' so it was relative to my understanding a couple of…
Each counselling experience is never an obvious path or an easy journey, it is ever evolving, ever complex and always an effort. I expect my career in therapy to always…
Family life is a tangled web, the old nucleur unit is long gone, the work-life balance is unsettled, economics are dire, relationships complicated, expectations vast and social culture diverse and…
The inner city secondary school I work in was hit by devastating floods on Thursday 28th July. Classrooms, the library, technology rooms and offices were saturated with contaminated water. Student's…
Starting therapy or counselling is a massive step which all therapists have to remind themselves of, throughout their career, whenever they meet a new client. Starting a new job is…
As I was slapping my hands for neglecting my blog, I was thinking about how lovely my job is; coming home covered in sand and paint! Although I am predominantly…
A simple sentence can have a large impact, which we see in therapy often, when we offer a client a reflection or ask a simple question. When I applied for…
