Articles
Below I have included a few articles I have written on a few different topics related to the services I provide. I hope this will give you further insight into how I work and some of the things I feel is important to consider when looking at undertaking therapy.
The blame game
When we want someone to apologise, especially a partner, what are we actually asking for? An apology that we accept graciously, or an admittance that the other person is ‘wrong’ and therefore needs to be punished? Why is it difficult for someone to apologise? Is it easy to say sorry but more difficult to be sorry?
Why can't we talk?
It’s a common problem that couples who present at counselling say that they are unable to communicate effectively with each other. Sometimes one partner feels the other is ‘holding back’ – not being honest about how they feel or what they think.
Resilient, who me?
Resilience can be understood as the ability to be able to 'bounce back' after something bad or even catastrophic has happened – to get up, dust yourself down and get on with it. However, this is one thing that most people seeking counselling struggle with.
Invisible women
For one reason or another I have been thinking about women. From the macro – women in our society and how they are perceived to the micro of how women present in the counselling room and what brings them there.
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a therapy used to help people recover from distressing events and the problems they have caused, like flashbacks, upsetting thoughts or images, depression or anxiety.