How's your week been? I've been using this time to do some more training and have been thinking a lot about the upcoming holidays and all the excitement of them, as well as the difficulties they can highlight for some of us. The holidays can highlight patterns of relating to those closest to us that can seem impossible to change. Counselling and psychotherapy can help to release some of these ways of thinking about how we relate to others and how they relate to us. You may st

How's your week been? The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) are running a campaign to raise awareness and help protect and promote counselling for all across the UK. I wrote to my MP to support their campaign using the BACP's template message as a guide. I hope this has some impact as new MPs start their work. Here are some links from around the web... Skin neutrality isn't for everyone, Refinery 29 Acknowledging your inner child, Refinery 29 Being s

How's your week been? It's that time of change as the season's shift and we think about fresh starts, memories of education, schools and trying to fit in and make new friends. Here are a few articles from around the internet this week. Psychotherapist and advisor to welldoing.org Philippa Perry describes common reasons people have for seeing a therapist Three reasons to see a therapist writing about their experience of being deliberately misgendered in the British press Sane

Autumn is definitely here. What does autumn mean to you? It's a beautiful time of year as the colours change around us, and it heralds winter with darker nights and cosier evenings. It can mean more time alone, more time indoors and less time in nature out and about with people. This time of year can encourage some of us to withdraw and it can be a helpful time to reflect and think about what matters most to us and find ways to feel nourished. Staff at Trader Joe's cheer up a