From the Blog…

 

I’m never more excited and happy than when I find a love heart when I’m not consciously looking for one. There is a love heart of some kind in every room of my home but I’m talking about when you find a love heart shape in...

 

The first thing I do when a client comes to work with me for the first time is I uncover their story. The narrative they repeatedly tell themselves of who they are and what they deserve. Most clients don’t even realise they have a story, but...

 

I used to see two main types of personalities in my therapy room. The “good” boys and girls and the “rebels”. The “good” boys and girls were the ones who really wanted to please me. They always turned up on time (or early), diligently did any homework...

 

I've always been a very positive person who generally looks on the bright side and sees the good in everything. I understand that this positive, Pollyanna thinking can be very irritating if you're a pessimistic person, but it's served me well. When I became a therapist/coach...

 

Many of the clients I work with have grown up knowing that they are different to the rest of their family. Meet Caitlyn - As I’m going through her childhood and family history in our session she sighs as she says to me. “I’ve always been...

 

Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself overall; how much esteem, positive regard or self-love you have. It’s how we rate ourselves as human beings, how worthy we feel we are. Self-esteem refers to our acceptance of ourselves and the value we place on ourselves. The...

 

We are all born with perfect self-esteem. Most children up to the age of 3 or 4 know they are worthwhile and believe they’re wonderful. They live in their own happy little world. But as they get slightly older other influences start to penetrate that...

 

I’m a massive fan of dancing – my current favourites are Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba (if you’ve never heard of them, have a quick look on YouTube). I’ve been dancing for about 5 or 6 years now. I’ve always enjoyed a good bop at a party...