Hi, and welcome to this week’s blog post. I’m thinking, you’re either a regular reader of my blog or you got curious about the title. Either way, I’m glad you’re here! In this post, I’d like to address something that I believe in and that colours the therapeutic work that I do. It also colours […]
Hi, and welcome to this week’s blog post! I’ve got a few mini-series in mind, and one that’s in progress (Counselling Autistic People), to which I’ll get to in due course. Today I want to talk about intuition – or what’s also known as our “gut feeling”. Depending on how we were raised, and the […]
Hi, and welcome to today’s post, where I’ll be focusing on the importance of our native language when going to therapy. I will focus on Spanish and English in this post as those are the two languages I speak fluently and to a native level. This applies to other languages as well – substitute these […]
The past couple of weeks – since the weather picked up and it seems spring is finally arriving – I have started clearing out some of my papers, clothes and clutter. It made me feel good, removing things that I haven’t used, looked at or worn in a long time, and make room for, well, […]
Welcome to this week’s In therapy post. In past posts, I’ve talked about how therapy can help with specific issues and situations, as well as how to deal with certain things that happen in life – embracing change and societal imperatives. Today I want to talk about what therapy can do for you in more […]
Change… ….that word that most of us cringe at or just simply dislike because it means making adjustments that we might not have been ready for. It might also mean being uncomfortable for a while until we get used to the new environment and everything change brings with it. It’s ok to feel afraid, uneasy […]
Dear readers, In this week’s post, I would like to leave a quick link guide to the posts I’ve written so far, both for my In Therapy series and mini-series, and for my Self-Care series. I hope you enjoy reading or re-reading these. Comments are welcome, I would love to hear from you! Self care […]
Welcome to this week’s In Therapy post. Where I discuss a variety of topics that can be worked through in therapy, and also give tips and insight into how you can do something whether you are in therapy or not. In this post, I want to talk about a peeve of mine – society dictated […]
Welcome to this week’s In Therapy post! I usually have a clear idea of what I’m going to write about well before I sit down and write (usually a week before I post). This week I wasn’t sure. Until Wednesday morning when I was triggered in a big way by something I did. In summary, […]
Welcome to this second instalment of working through your first counselling session. In this post, I will talk about what the counsellor will say to you and some questions they might ask you in the first session. This is by no means a one-sided conversation, you should be able to ask any questions you have […]