When working with individuals around relationships, people often make the assumptions that work with couples is one therapist and two people, but a large part of the work is around singles who have/are struggling to find love. Also, there are many...
The marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has shown, in a very public arena, just how difficult family dynamics can be. Estrangement within Meghan Markle’s family has become news and, as is often the case with public figures, the source...
Relationships of all kinds are discussed frequently in counselling sessions and consist of complex dynamics which can be difficult to understand. When the bond or attachment between two people breaks down, it can incite a number of different...
If you're a mother, especially if you work outside the home as well, the chances are you feel very, very stressed most of the time. Your day starts early (that's if you got to sleep through the night, most babies don't sleep all night and toddlers...
Where are we with technology, phones, communication, empathy and, something I feel passionately about, attunement? What got me thinking about this was a recent rare motorway journey, watching how common it is now for families to sit together at...
Relationships require work; they are not all sunshine and roses. There will be bumps in the road within every relationship and with these hurdles come moments for you both to grow as individuals and develop the relationship. Without this, the...
Do you often feel that, as a parent, you’re struggling to find a satisfactory balance between providing for the needs of your children and caring for yourself? Does this cause feelings of guilt for you? You’re most definitely not alone!...
You knew it was coming. Months of planning went into it. Choosing, visiting, waiting, packing, registering. Leaving. Leaving. Years really. You dig deep to find the best you you can - not too clingy, not too distant. Appropriately helpful without...
During summer holidays, Christmas and many other occasions, we find ourselves with family and friends where at least one person will have written an internal script giving everyone else a part in the drama with an expected outcome. I remember...
In my birth family, I was brought up to believe that there was only one way to think; one way to react to something. When, at eleven, I was sent to a school away from my area (not a private school or a boarding school I wish to add), I realised that...
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