We are very excited to be moving to our new practice on The Drive in Hove. Both the building and location are superb and the rooms have been newly renovated to a high standard. We would like to welcome both clients and practitioners to our new consulting rooms. I hope you will love it as much as we … [Read more...]
Dreams and Associations
I have recently learnt more about working with dreams from my clinical supervisor, a woman whom I admire for her intelligence, knowledge and the way she encourages me to think.Dreams are both crazy and fascinating. When explored in psychotherapy it can lead to a better understanding of internal … [Read more...]
Being Yourself
I came across Oscar Wilde's lovely quote "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken". It made me think of the work I do and how so much of it is about facilitating people to discover who they really are. I am also reminded of my own personal journey of embracing my unique self and becoming more … [Read more...]
Love and Anxiety
In the latest issue of 'The Psychotherapist' Dr Geoff Warburton interviews Dr Harville Hendrix, co-founder of Imago relationship therapy and author of "Getting the Love you Want".In the interview, Warburton asks Hendrix about his definition of love. Interestingly, the topic turns to … [Read more...]
Real Contact
According to Carl Rogers’s theory of personality, the self-actualizing tendency is an inner drive to experience oneself in a way that is consistent with one’s conscious view of who one is. The therapeutic process is largely about expressing oneself in life and relationships from a place of … [Read more...]
Transition
This is a transitional period, a transition from an old to a new way of being, thinking, living and working. For the past 3 years my life has felt like hard work – physically, emotionally and intellectually. It feels like I have been walking into the depths of a forest, dense with trees and devoid … [Read more...]
Sense of Belonging
Identity and belonging is something many of us struggle with, especially those who are either displaced or choose to move away from where they grew up. Others have lived or travelled abroad for long periods. This can also be felt by those who live within their culture of origin, either through … [Read more...]
Being vulnerable
I feel open, moved and in awe of the struggles clients bring to counselling. Sitting in my chair, I am aware of my spine being supported, my belly moving with each in and out breath and of my heart beating. I pay attention to how my body responds to my clients’ emotions, state of confusion or … [Read more...]
