“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use
Read moreA quote to reflect on
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. This quote brings to mind my search for meaning in my own life, by seeking out therapy before becoming a therapist, and continuing that exploration during my training. If
Read moreThe therapist’s intuition
Intuition is something that we might forget to take out as an important tool in our day to day lives. As a therapist, I’ve learned how to hone in on my natural intuition in order to sense and perceive things
Read moreCreativity and Therapy Work
Creativity is something that we might take for granted in our busy lives. There is something powerful in stopping and considering doing creative work in one way or another. This could be writing a poem, a short story, colouring, drawing,
Read moreBusiness Mindset for Private Practitioners
In this post, I’d like to talk about business mindset for private practitioners. Having the right mindset is key to getting your business going and succeeding. Let’s begin. Do you sit sometimes and think things like: “I know a lot
Read moreEthical Considerations in Online Counselling: Social Media
Hi, and welcome to this blog post where I’ll be discussing a few topics that might come up when working online. If you’ve missed any of my other posts on online counselling, you can read them here. When a counselling
Read moreHoarding: Practical Steps to Staging an Intervention
Hi, and welcome to this week’s blog post on our series on Hoarding. In the other posts in this series, we have been preparing you for taking this important step to support your loved one. It’s important to talk about
Read moreHoarding Intervention: Step 2, Planning
Hi, welcome to this blog post on hoarding. where we are focusing on staging an intervention, and to keep it simple, we will be breaking it down into 4 simple steps. We have previously discussed (in step 1) how as
Read moreThe variety and versatility of Online Counselling
Hi, and welcome to this blog post on the advantages of online counselling. We are living in a day and age of high tech. It keeps changing and being “smarter” and more accessible and affordable to all of us. I
Read moreHoarding Intervention: Step 1: Get yourself prepared
Hi, welcome to this blog post on hoarding. This post is dedicated to the relatives and friends of hoarders, which are usually the ones that are aware of the problem, sometimes a long time before the hoarder realises what they’re
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