Like many people, I used lockdown as an opportunity to learn something. In my case, two things. Namely jazz music theory and philosophy/psychology from a yoga perspective. Although the former…
Not better, not worse, just different This is what I said at the start of the lockdown in a communication to existing clients and new enquiries. While counselling for many…
I have now stopped face to face counselling and supervision sessions. This wasn’t the choice I wanted to make, but with 23 Eyre Place now cancelling appointments, and my not…
Below is my position in response to the Coronavirus situation. I will continue to offer counselling and supervision sessions at both my practices (23 Eyre Place and 61a Mayfield Road).…
Sometimes a single piece of news can significantly change our mood Recently, having felt confident for some time, one of my clients unexpectedly cancelled our next and all subsequent sessions.…
There's a fear in many sectors that automation will take people's jobs away. Will that ever happen to counsellors? Rather than delve into reams of theory about how interaction with…
A new year marks a new beginning That much is true. But depending on our circumstances our year most probably did not start as it means to go on. In…
Are men and women different? A recent study at the University of Cambridge for Channel 4 delved into the Empathising-Systemising theory, which suggests that women tend to be more empathic,…
The BBC recently collaborated with the Wellcome Collection and psychologists from the University of Manchester, the University of Exeter and Brunel University London to explore loneliness. The study led to…
It's hard to say how I was drawn to counselling. It seemed so obvious at the time, yet so hard to put into words. Often, that's what we're dealing with…