building a new relationship with your body after life-saving, life-changing surgery
It’s vital when you undergo life-saving major surgery that alters how your body works and/or its appearance to build a new relationship with your physical self.
reflections
exhibitionism & naturism as topics in therapy
Some topics raised by clients can be initially challenging for counsellors, not least of all from a lack of knowledge.
when performative allyship goes away, therapy remains real
When past inclusive measures are revealed to be more about optics than conviction, people feel betrayed or unsafe. Counsellors provide space to explore those feelings.
compulsion in gaming
What is explored in therapy in relation to gaming depends on where the client is in terms of insight, motivation for change, and emotional safety.
on plans to cut UK disability benefits
As a counsellor, as me, I believe it would be wrong not to be part of the huge swell of opposition to these cuts.
when someone with PDA wants help
How can you support someone with PDA in keeping to promises they make not only to others but to themselves regarding self-control and getting things done?