Innumerable Attachment Styles
I have been a psychotherapist for quite a long time now. I qualified in 2009 and before and during my four years of training, I worked in a therapeutic community surrounded by interesting and complicated mental health issues (both clients and colleagues!). Transactional Analysis has always been the solid foundation on which I have built my therapeutic processes and practices, but attachment theory, psychodynamic, person centred, humanistic and existential theories have become important to both my practice and myself personally. Attachment theory in particular is a fond favourite of mine and I use it with pretty much every client … Read more
Jenny Robinson
I got a message last night from David Rawson. I worked under David for many years at Connect Therapeutic Community in Moseley. It was my first job in the mental health field and it without … Read more
What Will Wake us From Skateboarding Dogs?
As you are likely aware if you have been brave or bored enough to read my previous blogs, I am enjoying reading some of Seneca’s writings at the moment. One of the things that I … Read more
Not so ‘Super’ Supervision
I have been thinking about supervision quite a bit lately. I have read a few articles and seen a few things pop up on Instagram (I do Instagram now, almost like someone who likes technology!) … Read more
Stoke and Seneca – An Unexpected Journey into Trauma
Inspiration for blogs can strike at odd times and in unusual places, this one was first formed sitting on a coach heading to Stoke for a football match (that really wasn’t worth the effort of … Read more
The Sadness of Cave Life
I have a easily distracted and wandering mind. Sometimes this is quite nice, useful even, other times it is deeply annoying as I find it hard to focus and concentrate on one thing at a … Read more
Loving Choice
I am writing this whilst listening to the final act of La Traviata, one of Verdi’s finest works and ostensibly an opera all about love. The final act always brings me to tears (much to … Read more
How Do We Stay Positive After a Disaster?
I have taken a few days before sitting down to write this. I needed that time to get a bit of perspective and separation from the gut wrenching panic I felt when waking on Wednesday … Read more
Technology and Trauma and a Grumpy Therapist
‘In trying to solve the terrifying problems that face us in the world today, we naturally turn to the things we do best. We play from strength, and our strength is science and technology. To … Read more
Elpis Counselling Associates
On a much cheerier note than the blog I posted earlier, I am so happy to announce that Elpis has its first associate counsellors!! Associates are qualified counsellors that I know professionally and are happy … Read more