Within the increasingly belligerent debates raging around our current political dilemma, we as couple counsellors might take a moment to reflect on the many similarities that regularly occur between ranting politicians and the conflictual couples in our therapy rooms....
The discussion of testing even very young school children has been topical recently. We are also nearing the summer GCSE and A’Level exam period – and concepts of success and failure abound. It seems we live in a competitive world. We set up value systems where...
Rob is unmasked….. Now that so many loyal radio 4 listeners are caught in a notoriously mesmerising web of intrigue that has overwhelmed the Archers, it makes a case for some comparisons with issues that appear regularly in our counselling sessions. Much has...
The endless press about whether to stay in or opt out has an interesting parallel with couples. How easy it is to assume things with subject matter about which we have little understanding yet very firm opinions. We are driven by many things. We have...
I often see trends emerging when working with clients. I ask myself if it’s just a coincidence or whether I am subconsciously moving my clients towards certain subjects that I’m interested in. (I certainly hope not!). Last week I noticed that several of my clients...
Watching the mesmerising and compelling performance of Gina Mckee in Florian Zeller’s production of The Mother at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn last week left me questioning long after the final curtain. Gina Mckee plays the role of a mother floundering between...
