counselling

the destructive power of conditions of worth

Face glitched vertically in slices

Everyone is impacted upon by conditions of worth but most people are completely unaware of them – what they are, how they affect us.

demedicalising difference

Groups of people with shared interests or aims. Concept of the diversity of people's talents and skills associated with different brains.

I have been reflecting on the value of transposing ‘recognition’ in preference to ‘diagnosis’ in relation to neurodivergencies, in the context of avoiding the ‘othering’ … read more

counselling skills in two different contexts

Xander with his mum

In comparing and contrasting two different contexts where counselling skills are used, I am going to use the examples of: I have experience of both … read more

navigating uncertainty: feeling ‘out of your depth’

Hands and arms emerging from a lunar landscape

The feeling of being out of your depth is a common experience that many individuals encounter at various stages in their lives. It occurs when … read more