Fire or Toast.

We are all hardwired to be aware of danger…. Our literal survival depends on it and we would never want this amazing alert system to leave us. The

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Connection and Belonging

When we peel back the layers of emotional pain, somatic holding and tension and a flurry of our protective parts (think Internal Family Systems Model- IFS), we have

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The Sounds of Silence

Can you sit in the silence when no one is speaking? Can you sit in the silence and wait to see how your body reacts? Can you sit

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Do you ever finish therapy?

Do we ever graduate from therapy?  There has been an interesting mix of inputs to this month’s spotlight.   Firstly I was very honoured to be able to

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DIM SIMs

No, not the snack, but a wonderful way to understand and explore what hinders us and what helps us. Coined by the team at The Noi Group, Butler

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Money Money Money

Whether you realise it or not, we all have a money story. How were we raised to work with and think about money? Did our families have money

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The Boys!

One of the greatest things that has come from the recent mental health movement is the increasing number of men that have entered therapy or seeking psychological support.  

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Types of Interventions

I know that many of you are asked, “What type of therapy do you do?”  so I thought I would give a very high level outline of the

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Narcissism

(Trigger warning- If you have any reactions to the below topic, please raise in your own therapy session or call one of your local support services.  You can

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The Therapy Process

Coming into therapy can be a bit daunting.  What are we going to focus on?  How is it going to work?  How long will it take?   Therapy is

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