In this post, I’d like to use Gordon McConville’s chapter in The Bible and Mental Health as a base for understanding what Mental Health and Mental Ill health mean from a Biblical perspective, without losing track of the psychological aspects
Read morePacing and Private Practice
What happens when the way you’ve always practiced is no longer sustainable? What happens when you hit perimenopause or get a diagnosis of something that debilitates you on and off through the month, without warning? What happens when you do
Read moreThe Counsellor and Anger
What happens when a client brings their anger into the room and the counsellor is fearful of it or needs to do some more work on dealing with their own relationship with anger? The counsellor’s discomfort with anger is shaping
Read moreMental Blocks, Projective Identification, and Supervision
“Why am I feeling this way…I was fine 30min ago, and everything is fine in my life” If you’ve had that feeling as a counsellor, then you might already know what this post is about. If not, then there’s some
Read moreBoundaries and Compassion
When setting boundaries with clients IS the compassionate thing to do…. Boundaries aren’t about being harsh or uncaring. They help keep me and my clients safe and grounded. And they help keep the therapeutic relationship predictable, contained and held. Sometimes
Read moreNarrative in Therapy and in The Bible
When we go to therapy, we might find It daunting at first to re-tell our life story to our counsellor. But this bit is important as it gives context to what we’re going through right now. Why we’ve chosen to
Read moreBe kind to yourself (grace without avoidance of responsibility)
Welcome to this post where we’ll be discussing something that I see as a theme in many – if not all – of my counselling sessions: How to be kind to yourself. The critical voice we all carry in greater
Read moreThe battlefield of the mind (on Intrusive thoughts)
As I was thinking of how to write this post, I thought it best to talk about the psychological first and then give you the Christian/Biblical perspective that could add to the explanation of the distress that can come when
Read moreThe Spiritual Side of Mental Health
In my previous post, I introduced this new series. Today I’d like to begin exploring why I believe the Bible can be a valuable companion as we seek to understand our mental health and ourselves. As I write these posts,
Read moreExploring Christian Faith, Psychology and the Human Experience – Introduction
In this series, I hope to introduce Biblical topics and explore how they link with psychology and our mental health in a practical and supportive way, in a way that can be read and appreciated by believers in Christ, unbelievers, and those from other belief systems.
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