Those of you who found this blog via my involvement with #PNDhour and PNDchat will already know I suffered from post natal depression after the birth of…… Read more “Instagram and #Gracenotes.”
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.
A Birthday Wish
This week I have been curating @TwkLGBTQ, a rotational curation account that each week has a different tweeter from around the globe. It has been a fascinating…… Read more “A Birthday Wish”
Look Forward Lillian, not back.
Every so often I try to introduce, and explain, theoretical models I find useful via my love for the radio show the Archers. If you are also…… Read more “Look Forward Lillian, not back.”
The heart and mind
I am not a buddhist, and as I wrote here I believe a therapist’s individual politics and religion should not intrude on the therapeutic relationship. However I do…… Read more “The heart and mind”
The power of stories.
The stories we remember from childhood can reveal how we believe we should be as adults.
Endings, and new beginnings.
It is Easter Weekend in most of the west, it is also Passover. Both festivals which center around how the future grows out of the past. It…… Read more “Endings, and new beginnings.”
Disclosure and Gender/Sexual norms.
I had the great pleasure recently to attend Pink Therapy’s annual conference. Entitled “Beyond the Rainbow” it was an attempt to cover gender and sexual diversities usually…… Read more “Disclosure and Gender/Sexual norms.”
Introducing Melanie Klein
When I first started studying “the greats” of therapy I was saddened but not surprised to find that it was dominated by men. Not to denigrate the…… Read more “Introducing Melanie Klein”
Surviving Mothers’ Day
Many people are grieving, many people are carrying pain in their hearts, and many people might like a friendly word or comforting hug on Mothers’ Day.
Treatment for Eating Disorders. A guest post.
After I published my Questions For Counsellors piece I was approached by Fenella Lemonsky (@organiclemon) about hosting a guest post on treatment for eating disorders. This is such an…… Read more “Treatment for Eating Disorders. A guest post.”
