Let’s Talk About Shame No one has ever contacted me saying, “I think I need therapy because I feel a lot of shame.” And honestly, that’s kind of wild—because shame shows up in the therapy room all the time. I think that’s because shame is the...
Is your adolescent showing signs of depression or dysregulation? Have you noticed a change in your adolescent child that is causing you to worry or perhaps make you think something is “not quite right?”. Is your young person increasingly becoming withdrawn; perhaps activities that they used...
Addiction If you are into dark theatre, then definitely check out David Ireland’s bleak, hilarious play about two alcoholic men and their dysfunctional relationship with alcohol (and themselves). As a therapist working in the area of addiction, I wondered how Ireland, who is best known for...
Working Through Grief and Loss Grief and depression can feel very similar, and they often overlap — but they're not the same. Grief is a natural, healthy response to loss. Depression, on the other hand, is a clinical condition that can arise from grief but also...
Sand Therapy for Children, and why it's a good idea. My extensive work with young people in secondary schools made me realise that for some young people, face to face counselling can often result in a struggle to articulate complex emotions with words. Sand therapy allows...
In a healthy relationship, love, respect, and personal freedom go hand in hand. But when one partner begins to manipulate, monitor, or control the other’s actions, it can cross the line into a coercive relationship—a form of emotional abuse that can be incredibly damaging, yet...