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How to use Metaphor, Story, and Narrative in Counselling
Pat Williams introduced us to the subject of using story and metaphor in our practice. Pat has worked both as an author and a psychotherapist, and has combined her passions to teach about the use of storytelling to further our progress with clients.
Read More6 Things to Remember When You Feel Stuck With a Client
We examined the issue of enactments, or impasses in the process of therapy, when we are suddenly feel the resounding weight of how our therapy will impact a client, and how their psychological issues will impact on ourselves.
Read MoreJulia Buckroyd Interview
We’ve worked with Julia several times before, primarily looking at issues around body image, narcissism, and disordered eating.
Read MoreCounselling and Social Media – Dos and Don’ts
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn… no doubt some of you will already be using some of these tools, and a myriad of others. Counselling, along with nearly any other industry, cannot avoid the changes that have happened in communications over the last decade.
Read MoreHow Much to Charge for Counselling and Psychotherapy
In a previous blog post we discussed the need to have good business skills when starting counselling, particularly if you plan to run your own private practice, and those skills will come into play here.
Read MoreWorking With Shame in Counselling and Psychotherapy
We held a workshop on Shame in the Therapy Hour with Christiane Sanderson examining shame in counselling and psychotherapy, and came away feeling we had a deeper understanding of shame in a professional and personal context.
Read MorePat Williams Interview
Stories, narratives, and metaphors are powerful tools in any context, not least in a therapeutic one. This is no coincidence, as human desire to tell and be told stories in biologically ingrained within us.
Read MoreUseful Skills for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
When it comes to practicing as a psychotherapist or counsellor various forms of qualifications exist in order to provide the skills and training that you need. And when you’re qualified, there are amazing CPD and training courses to keep your knowledge fresh and dandy.
Read MorePsychotherapy in Theory and Practice: Conflict
In March 2015, Michael Soth came to talk to us about conflict in therapy. As a precursor to the workshop, Michael wrote an introduction to the topic, which examines the limitations of psychotherapy theory, the importance of the self and subjectivity, and the notion of conflict.
Read MoreJenny Riddell Interview
Jenny Riddell hosted our workshop on Betrayal and the Couple in March 2015. She has specialist interests in how a couple grieves, infertility, affairs and working with couples in later life.
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