Blog
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04/08/2022
Working With Shadow
By Bay Whitaker
You have never murdered anybody, and you never will. But you have wanted to. Maybe you’ve fantasised about it or joked about it. Maybe you’ve dream...
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10/06/2022
Matt Zarb-Cousin discusses Support for Problem Gamblers
By Bay Whitaker
Matt Zarb-Cousin is an activist, entrepreneur and recovering gambling addict. While still in his 20s he successfully campaigned to have the legal max...
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13/05/2022
Why Don't You - Yes But
By Bay Whitaker
One of my favourite books is called “Games People Play” by Eric Berne. Published in the mid-60s it was a pop psychology best seller, looking at diffe...
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10/03/2022
Finding safety again in relationships
By Laurence Keith
Some people get mixed up between threat and soothing in relationships and are then unable to access the calm, safe spaces they need to heal. How can w...
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03/02/2022
We are Recruiting!
By Gill Wier
We are looking to employ a part-time Couples Counsellor to work with couples and individuals, who is able to work face-to-face as well as remotely. In...
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01/02/2022
Watching Couples Therapy
By Bay Whitaker
Watching “Couples Therapy” My family have recently been glued to a show on BBC i-player called “Couples Therapy”. It’s a fly on the wall documenta...
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13/12/2021
Let's talk about climate change
By Gill Wier
A few weeks ago during the COP26 conference, I watched a Panorama documentary about how extreme weather conditions are impacting people in different p...
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18/11/2021
Towards a Transpositive Counselling Practice
By Bay Whitaker
As a practice, we are proud to offer emotional support to our transgender clients. We are also proud to be a founding member of the Transfriendly glo...
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30/09/2021
Supporting couples as we emerge from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Gill Wier
Have you noticed a change in your relationship since the start of the pandemic? With long periods of time spent within each other’s company alone, wor...
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24/09/2021
Forest Bathing
By Debjani Chatterjee
Shinrin-yoku or ‘forest bathing’, started as a therapy in Japan, but is now growing in popularity all over the world. Unofficially, people have been p...
