When I work with clients I often refer to their lives as pieces of a jigsaw and how we need to connect and adjust some of the misplaced pieces. Today one of my clients who has completed the end of her therapy journey made a wonderful statement when she said “I had a jigsaw […]
Traumatic events are extraordinary, not because they occur rarely, but rather because they overwhelm the ordinary human adaptations to life: Judith Herman I have been in Manchester the last few days (June2017) supporting people affected by the Manchester bombing disaster. I feel so humbled and privileged to have been able to share their experience. These […]
1.4 million women and 700,000 men, suffered domestic violence last year, ONS. “It reveals a link between poverty and domestic abuse, with women living in the poorest households more than three times more likely to be victims of domestic abuse, than those in higher income families”. Well what about those women in higher income families […]
If you need help with depression, then life can be difficult for you and you can be in a position where you are struggling with everyday life. Medication can help short term however one to one therapy helps the client identify what issues lead them to depression and equips them with the tools to withdraw […]
The first stage of counselling involves the client talking through their concerns whilst the counssellor listens and makes sure that they understand. The client needs to feel heard and not judged. With young people this can involve using puppets, paintsor sand. In order to enter the clients world the relevant materials need to be used […]
Whether it is short-term or long-term, the impact of stress can be devastating, not just for you but also for your family and friends. Stress is a normal human response to any incident that upsets the balance of your life. This means that even happy, positive events such as a promotion at work or your […]
The fight-or-flight response, also known as the acute stress response, refers to a physiological reaction that occurs in the presence of something that is terrifying, either mentally or physically. The fight-or-flight response was first described in the 1920s by American physiologist Walter Cannon. Cannon realised that a chain of rapidly occurring reactions inside the body […]
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