Working with distress around gender identity and sexual orientation – a person centered approach
Author: Karen Pollock
I am a therapist offering in person and online counselling based in Newcastle and Northumberland with experience of, and training in, working with gender, sexuality and relationship diverse communities. Passionate about empowering people, and promoting better mental health for all I am Diversity and Inclusion lead for Bi Pride UK
Identity – The Conference
This January I had the exciting opportunity to attend and present at the British Psychological Society Division of Clinical Psychology Conference in Manchester. Now I am not… Read more “Identity – The Conference”
What Les Mis can tell us about science and identity.
It’s January, the ground is frosty and the very last Quality Street has been eaten, so it must be time for the BBC big budget costume adaption… Read more “What Les Mis can tell us about science and identity.”
Surviving the slump
January can really be the cruellest month, here are some ideas of how to get through it.
Looking forward, looking back. A review of 2018
Each year, as we approach the end of one year and the begininging of the next, I take a moment to look over the past 12 months.… Read more “Looking forward, looking back. A review of 2018”
How “inviting in” might help you this Christmas
I know that the decision to return home for Christmas can be difficult for many different people, here I look at ideas aimed at LGBT folk, but which might be useful more widely
Remembrance and Grief
As in many towns and villages across Britain a silhouette of a solider has appeared in my village as part of the commemorations of the end of… Read more “Remembrance and Grief”
An everyday story of unconditional positive regard
Many of you will be aware that for 15 minutes a day (except Saturdays) I slip away into another universe. No transporter beams or Tardises (Tardisi?) are… Read more “An everyday story of unconditional positive regard”
Kink from a Person Centered Perspective; Part 3 – Abuse
In my first two posts in this series I looked at the traditional attitudes to bdsm, and how they are changing, and in part 2 at the… Read more “Kink from a Person Centered Perspective; Part 3 – Abuse”
Kink from a Person Centered Perspective; Part 2 – Healing
In my first post on BDSM/Kink I looked at how the traditional psychotheraptic narrative of it being harmful was not supported by either the lived experience of… Read more “Kink from a Person Centered Perspective; Part 2 – Healing”
