Issues with anger is one of the main reasons children are referred to therapy. With anger, a good starting point is to focus on bodily sensation - wh…

The website boardingschoolsurvivors.co.uk suggests that adults who were not able to cope with the shock and isolation of being sent away from home at…

This week, I will be joining the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF) in their global effort to raise awareness to all wo…

When looking at our childhoods we can often miss pivotal clues as to how emotional neglect can contribute to later difficulties in adult life. As a s…

If you remember or have seen the Harry Enfield ‘Kevin’ sketch (available on youtube.com) where his character Kevin, turns from a polite tween into a…

Are you looking for some support specifically for the relationship between you and your child? Do you feel that your child is struggling and you woul…

Just like children in care, those removed from their homes and sent off to boarding school are also looked after by strangers. This form of ‘privileg…

What is an inner child? We all have an inner child. It is who we are when we were born, our natural relational core self. That includes our natural…

"Why on earth would I want to do that?" You might be asking yourself. Yet, hundreds of parents consciously or unconsciously behave in ways that effe…

As your children are on countdown until the end of school term and getting excited about the six weeks holiday they have ahead, how does that make yo…

Why, from time to time, we need to allow our children to experience a level of discomfort  While most of us are hopefully unambivalent about the nee…

Through my work with adolescents marginalised and excluded from mainstream education, I have come to understand that certain language and behaviour a…