February 12, 2021
Might I have Childhood Trauma?
Early Childhood Trauma…Me? You may instinctively say….. No….I can’t have…. I have resolved all of my childhood issues….I have had therapy numerous times before.. I am too old to let childhood issues bother me This is just an excuse for my/others behaviour I see many clients who will say any or all of the above […]
January 27, 2021
What is Lifespan Integration Therapy?
Finding Lifespan Integration Therapy I was trained as an Integrative therapist , this blog may give more information about what this actually is, What is Integrative Counselling? In a nutshell it means that my training has given me permission and a framework within which I am encouraged to learn about all different types of therapeutic […]
November 24, 2020
Love & Misunderstandings at Christmas!
Love & Misunderstandings at Christmas! We are human. We love. We care, We get it wrong! This Christmas period is more complex than probably any other in our lifetimes ( 10 Xmas Coping Strategies! Be At Your Best!) Christmas can be a tinder box of emotions in more normal times but this year there are […]
October 31, 2020
High Functioning Anxiety…Is This You?
High Functioning Anxiety…Is This You? Everyone thinks that you are ok. You hold down a responsible job, a family and are known to be a success. What on earth is the issue? People with High functioning Anxiety mask their anxiety with overachieving (New: Anxiety Course). They over think and over perform at work and at […]
August 20, 2020
10 tips to help toddlers sleep
10 tips to help toddlers sleep Sleep is the elixir of life ( Sleep..the Elixir of life)! but for parents of young children, sleep deprivation (How to Sleep Well); is an all too common a problem. Feeding on demand for babies is standard practice for modern day Mum’s unlike in days gone by when babies had […]
August 13, 2020
Sleep..the Elixir of life!
Sleep..the Elixir of Life! Sleep is a life force, the elixir of life that we are searching for. We want to live healthy, happy, well- balanced lives. We want to avoid cancer and Alzheimers. We want to stay young, willing in some cases to do anything we can to stay without wrinkles, active and attractive. […]
June 28, 2020
Lockdown is Ending but ‘Judge Softly’
Easing of Lockdown Yesterday, I was driving to meet up with a friend in an outside space. The news was on the radio about the easing of the Lockdown. Pubs, clubs, cinemas can all open as of the 4th of July. The recommended social distance will then be 1 meter. A spectre of hope that […]
May 21, 2020
Lockdown Fatigue Syndrome!
Lockdown Fatigue Syndrome! We are in week 9 of the COVID Lockdown. It has been a rollercoaster for us all. These are indeed, unprecedented times, the like of which we have not witnessed in our life time. I know for myself, when the talk of the virus first started, I was convinced that it […]
May 06, 2020
Hamstrung in Covid-19!
Hamstrung in Lockdown! All change. Time to adapt again. I have adapted better than I thought I would to the COVID_19 Lockdown. Week 7 has been and gone and on we go with no clear idea of when and how we will restart life or how life will look on the other side . Many […]
April 17, 2020
Moving on from Lockdown..
Moving On From Lockdown.. Following on from my last blog, But I Want To Help!!, I decided that counsellors and Coaches would be needed to treat all of the trauma that COVID-19 has induced. Trauma is everywhere, isn’t it ? As a therapist I see trauma in all of my clients. Not PTSD necessarily, […]
