Another Year Another Conference Well it is June, and in my calendar since 2001 it has been time for conference. I, with my bestie Fiona Biddle, have organised 18 conferences in that time. Two years we ran two in one … Continue reading →
Stay the Course Today’s post title is not unique. Indeed, it is a common phrase used with people who are on a journey of discovery. The idea that when we are going through life there will be many things which … Continue reading →
It’s OK to be Uninspired I know the title today may seem incongruent, but hear me out. When I was preparing to write this today, I must admit to feeling underwhelmed with enthusiasm. In the next couple of days I … Continue reading →
The Power of Connectedness For today’s posting I have been musing on the power of connections between people. One of the things that I have seen much of in my practice is people that feel that they are truly alone, … Continue reading →
Therapeutic Self Care There is a lot of very heavy things happening in the world today. It would be foolish to believe that these events for not effect our clients, as well as ourselves. Indeed, when clients bring to the … Continue reading →
More Hurt and More Pain Having written about humour and therapy yesterday, to now find myself writing in the shadow of another terrorist attack here in the UK could really make a person despair. One asks oneself why these things … Continue reading →
Humour in Therapy The old saying is that laughter is the best medicine. And I have to admit in many cases this is true. Humour eventhough people will have their preferences as to what makes them laugh, is a universal … Continue reading →
Rapport The Unconscious Connection I have often been asked about what makes therapy really effective. Generally, I talk about the need for the therapeutic relationship as well as rapport. Now I know that there are those who say that rapport … Continue reading →
Suicide Predictability I was reading the blog of Dr Michael Yapko today, he is a clinical psychologist as well as being a learning Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Yapko’s books are certainly required reading on the courses I teach. He touched on a … Continue reading →
The Restorative Power of Love I am sure that most of you have noticed that there is an awful lot of fear in the world today. Many people feel broken and certainly in my line of work I see people … Continue reading →
