The Differences Between the services offered on the NHS and by a Private Practice. Clients are often in two minds about seeing a counsellor/psychotherapist in the NHS and seeing one who works in private practice. The Pros and Cons of going NHS Pros: -Most importantly,...
A longing to be told One of the most frequent questions after seminars, workshops and lectures is: “All very interesting and enlightening but how do I work with the client or couple now I have the knowledge and new ideas?” This question is also present in many...
It is interesting to look up the word happiness in Google. It appears in countries which in our privileged part of the world we might assume it doesn’t exist. Happiness could be felt momentarily by a child on a rubbish heap finding some piece of cast out scrap which...
The social psychologist Amy Cuddy has given a TED talk (June 2012) entitled ‘Your body language shapes who you are’. She discusses how our body language influences how we are perceived by others – but that it can also change our perception of ourselves. More...
How often do you pour that glass of wine, or reach for the chocolate, or slump in front of the television, to try to switch off from the day’s problems and stress? The relief may not last but, for a short while, you feel better. However, it may be that those choices...
My views on antidepressants have changed over the years. Where I was once not in favour of their use, I now see their benefits with clients. The problem is that most antidepressants are too freely given out without thought or proper assessment and there is rarely...
