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The clock-watching therapist
Being a psychotherapist is the best job in the world – in my humble opinion. But even the best jobs have their drawbacks, one of which is that it can often kill the enjoyment of drama (TV, films, plays, and so on), because of the way psychotherapy and psychotherapists are portrayed.
Slow and steady wins the race. Or, how psychotherapy doesn’t have to wipe you out for days after a session
Sure, therapy is often about working through some deeply painful or overwhelming stuff, but it feels like a widely held belief (dare I say, myth) that to do therapy ‘right’ it needs to hurt – really hurt. I think that’s a belief that needs to be debunked because it’s potentially toxic.
What the GDPR means for my work as a therapist
As a psychotherapist working in private practice I work within a ‘small company’, meaning GDPR applies to me and the way I manage data. So, I have recently been reviewing how I manage your data, so that I comply with GDPR.
When someone dies, we don't just lose a person. We lose a part of ourselves too.
Death has been very ‘alive’ in my life recently. In the space of two months, I lost two significant and much loved family members. I have been thinking that perhaps we all go through periods where loved ones die or pass away in quick succession – sadly, that’s the nature of life. And when that happens, of course, we grieve.
"Come sit with me, and tell me your story"
I had coffee with a friend today, and she told me something about her daughter's primary school that made me feel a hint of optimism about the future of this broken and pained world we live in at the moment.
She told me that her 5 year old daughter had bought home a letter from the school. It read like this:
Enforced therapy - part of the problem NOT part of the solution
I did something today that I have never done before – I went on a demonstration. Since becoming a psychotherapist I seem to have found more of a political ideology, so when I heard about a protest against the DWP rolling out its scheme to integrate mental health therapy services within Job Centres, I felt compelled to attend.
New beginnings...
Spring is definitely in the air, and I am feeling a sense of anticipation and excitement as spring flowers begin to bloom and nature begins to wake up after a winter sleep. But I have other another reason to feel anticipation and excitement - I am about to start a new phase of my work as a psychotherapist.
Making ripples
Do you ever, in moments of quiet reflection, wonder how you will be remembered once you die? I don't just mean your physical characteristics, or your personality, but your impact on the world. I have no doubt that many people feel they will leave no imprint on the world.
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