counselling

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.

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.

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.

This is the final part of our series on mindfulness and psychotherapy, and concludes the series.

Previously, we focused on how mindfulness and psychotherapy fit together naturally. But let’s now look at the challenges of working mindfully in the present moment.

Previously, we looked at the issues of compassion and empathy. We shall now look at how mindfulness and psychotherapy interact.