When we use the term mindfulness, we refer to "an openhearted, moment to moment, non-judgmental awareness" (Kabat-Zinn,2005,p24). Mindfulness in a n…

I was on a course about counselling Children & Adolescents last week. We were looking at the 'Drama Triangle', which was taken from Stephen Karpman’s…

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If you visualise yourself being in a counselling session, you probably imagine sitting in a room or office whilst a counsellor sits opposite you, nod…

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Disenfranchised grief occurs when loss is hidden or unacknowledged, leaving emotions suppressed. Learn how to address this silent pain.

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While I'm writing this, the Somerset Levels are under water for several weeks now; people and animals are being evacuated. It's assumed that it got s…

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