Last week I attended a training event entitled “Unveiling the Psychology of Sexual Exploitation and Domestic Violence” led by Zoe Lodrick, who has been instrumental in changing…… Read more “Understanding Trauma Responses”
Author: Karen Pollock
I am a therapist offering 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 and walking therapy.
Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression
It is great to have a guest post from Peter Minkoff, who bravely talks, about an important topic. Keeping a work -life balance whilst depressed. I have been…… Read more “Guest Post; How to maintain a work – life balance while struggling with depression”
Doing Poly Wrong – A workshop presentation
A brief outline of my poly day workshop, doing poly wrong.
What did you do on your polydays?
This weekend I had the great pleasure of attending, and presenting at polyday london, an annual event which looks at different aspects of consensual non monogamy. For…… Read more “What did you do on your polydays?”
Switching off the inner critic
How do we deal with the inner critic, who loves to pull us down when we need raising up?
Am I normal?
It is probably one of the most common questions in the counselling room “Am I normal” or it’s close variation “Is what I do normal?” Perhaps it…… Read more “Am I normal?”
Exciting times ahead!
I have written frequently about the need for better training and regulation of counselling and the talking therapies in general. This has however left me with a…… Read more “Exciting times ahead!”
Theraputic abuse and red flags
I have written a number of times on the need for better regulation of counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. Given our position, where anyone, regardless of…… Read more “Theraputic abuse and red flags”
Father knows best
Fathers Day can provoke many different emotions. Karen Pollock looks at how, and why, its important to express them
Is forgiveness necessary?
Many of us will remember as a child being told to say sorry, and mouthing the words with little understanding of what they meant. It is one…… Read more “Is forgiveness necessary?”
