Relationships as a resource for recovery
During an initial therapy session, I often hear how long a problem, issue or difficulty has been around. Whether it has got worse, taken it’s toll or just changed to something or someone else, what becomes increasingly clear during the conversation is that people do not tend to come to therapy when they first need …
I have long disliked the general divisive language around mental health. Although improvements are developing, I still find there is an implied message that there is a ‘them and us’ narrative informing how we think of mental health and mental illness. If we were to use language that suggests a more inclusive indiscriminate narrative, we …
As a Psychotherapist relatively new to using video-call (remote working) for therapy sessions, which has been advised by the professional body UKCP during the Covid19 pandemic, I have been surprised by the varied response and occasional preference for video-call sessions. Here are some anonymous responses and thoughts my clients and patients have shared with me: …
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I often hear people assume that therapy is a private personal one to one conversation with a therapist. Of course, there are many reasons why and how individual therapy can to be helpful to many individuals. As a Systemic therapist, I encourage you to consider what change or what more can be gained and achieved …
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