This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring the topic of supervision – and as the starting point is intended as an introduction to…… Read more “What is supervision?”
Author: Karen Pollock
I am a therapist offering in person and online counselling based in Northumberland with experience of, and post graduate training in, working with gender, sexuality and relationship diverse communities. Passionate about empowering people, and promoting better mental health for all I offer online, in person and walking therapy.
Queering Psychotherapy
First of all, this is not a book review, since it seems somewhat disengenous to review a book you appear in. It is more loose thoughts, and…… Read more “Queering Psychotherapy”
Queerness is not infectious
As a child there was a ritualised chant which used to wind its away around the playground – that someone had the “lurgy”. To be that someone…… Read more “Queerness is not infectious”
Book Review;The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being by Katy Lees
It is a strange Pride Month in the UK. Trans rights are threatened as never before, as the governement uses trans people as a handy “other” to…… Read more “Book Review;The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being by Katy Lees”
Our backstory is never quite finished.
As a small child growing up in Benwell when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I always had a very certain answer -…… Read more “Our backstory is never quite finished.”
It does what it says on the tin
Imagine if I came into your kitchen and removed all the labels from the tins, leaving you unsure whether you were about to add baked beans or…… Read more “It does what it says on the tin”
Why dont you just move on…
Many of you reading this may have had a strong emotional response to the title. “But you should just move on” “Stop living in the past” “Look…… Read more “Why dont you just move on…”
What if you ignore the main questline?
I make no secret of the fact I am a geek, if the name “geek therapist” had not been already taken on social media I probably would…… Read more “What if you ignore the main questline?”
The tyranny of the clock
What time is it? How will you answer? Is it by glancing down at the corner of your laptop, picking up your phone, or perhaps even looking…… Read more “The tyranny of the clock”
Advanced GSRD Trainer
My background, pre therapy, is as a teacher. I truly believe that most of the things I know about life, the universe, and everything (or everything important)…… Read more “Advanced GSRD Trainer”
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