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 to sit under the Elpis umbrella. They now have their own page on the website – https://www.elpiscounselling.co.uk/associates/ – and are operating out of the Elpis office in Bromsgrove. I am really pleased and proud to have Sam and Rachel on board the Elpis train and I hope that by adding them and hopefully more associates over time, then Elpis Counselling will be able to … Read more
Conversion of Common Sense…
Two blogs in a week! It really must be Spring! That said what I am writing today I could not hold onto as it is something that affects my profession and by association my reputation. … Read more
For Foos Sake
Well. It has been a while since I felt I had the time and energy to write something on here and if I am honest, I don’t really feel like I have the energy now … Read more
Educational Idiocy
My wife and I spent over an hour last night comforting a fifteen year old who was incredibly frustrated, anxious and stressed. As you may guess from his age, the main stressor was school, and … Read more
Extreme Non Judgement!
I read something interesting this morning. It hooked me into reading it by asking a question along the lines of: ‘How is arguing with people how hold extreme views going for you?’ As anyone who … Read more
Covid and Optimism – What can it cost?
As someone who has been in and around psychology in some form for nearly twenty years it is always exciting when I discover something psychological that I have never encountered before. It is a real … Read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
I have just emailed all of my clients the below message around Coronavirus. Not much more to add really, but felt it was worth putting onto my site somewhere. Dear As I am sure … Read more
Business Practicing?
I am not a businessman. Ask any of my clients who have been coming to see me for any length of time and they will confirm this to you. I don’t understand marketing much beyond … Read more
Questionable Qualifications
I stumbled across an interesting video on the BBC website this morning which asked the question ‘Can anyone call themselves a therapist or counsellor’. The common sense answer to this is ‘no’, obviously someone must … Read more