As therapists we will usually be working towards helping our clients to move into awareness. We help facilitate that by staying with the client's process and perhaps employing empathy, cognitive interventions or interpretations. Trauma therapy is different. The client's system will be suffering from overload,almost too much awareness, and there is always the risk of … Continue reading Working with Trauma

As a supervisor I have noticed that the most common problems that are discussed in sessions are to do with the dynamics of relationships.  These can be counsellor/client, counsellor/supervisor or organisation or any combination of the numerous relationships within the profession. I think it might be useful for counsellors trained in a person centred or … Continue reading Unconcious Processes in Professional Relationships

This course is for qualified counsellors wanting to work with couples. We will be examining various models including Systemic and Person Centred. Methods will be discussion and role play and we'll also look at case studies taken from my practice. We'll also explore the dynamics of couple councelling and communication between couples. This is a … Continue reading Counselling Couples