Has life ever thrown some form of adversity or tragedy in your path? Perhaps you felt utterly broken and unable to see how you could carry on. Imagine if you were able to accept and feel compassion for your brokenness, rather than perceiving yourself as worthless. A beautiful metaphor that illustrates this is the Japanese Continue reading
How many times do people decide to see a counsellor/psychotherapist because they are depressed, anxious, experiencing relationship difficulties, numbing their pain with addiction etc? These are the difficulties people or those around them notice, difficulties that prompt them into getting help. Often, as I listen to clients and explore with them what it is like Continue reading
Grieving after a death or other loss (e.g. divorce/separation, abortion, job, health, loss of safety such as after violence, relocation) is a natural and necessary process that most people experience and come out the other side of in a reasonably healthy way. However, sometimes people just don’t have support (or the right kind of support) Continue reading
