What do you see when you look in the mirror? Age? Race? Gender? Tiredness? The stain from a toddlers kiss? The pierced ear from a drunken decision…… Read more “The importance of hope”
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.
Whats love got to do with it?
This is the edited text of a workshop I gave in as part of Pink Therapies Non-Monogamy November strand. The title of the presentation was “What’s love…… Read more “Whats love got to do with it?”
Digital Marketing for Counsellors -Half Day Online Training -Feb 27th
How do I market my counselling practice successfully? How do I attract clients now I am online? Do I need a blog/website/Facebook page/instagram /twitter? How do I…… Read more “Digital Marketing for Counsellors -Half Day Online Training -Feb 27th”
Best wishes, warmest regards…Self Care in Lockdown
Back in the first lockdown of 2020 I kept a weekly journal, sharing my thoughts and observations. As we begin 2021 with soaring death and transmission rates,…… Read more “Best wishes, warmest regards…Self Care in Lockdown”
Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021.
A look back at 2020, the year we all lived through history
No, I am not a sex positive therapist
I have been meaning to write this blog for a couple of years now, and the strange inbetweenenss of twixtmas seems very appropriate. First a confession, that…… Read more “No, I am not a sex positive therapist”
Advanced Accredited GSRD Therapist
During the summer I decided to tackle my own imposter syndrome by applying for accreditation with Pink Therapy, the countries leading gender, sexuality and relationship diverse counselling…… Read more “Advanced Accredited GSRD Therapist”
So this is Christmas…
For many it will be a very different Christmas to round off a very different year. Looking after our mental health and wellbeing is vital, even as its exhausting.
Three things we all need to stop doing for #InternationalPronounsDay
The third Wednesday in October is International Pronouns Day, when the importance of respecting peoples pronouns is championed and celebrated. It is an important cause, as they…… Read more “Three things we all need to stop doing for #InternationalPronounsDay”
The Myth of Bootstraps
In considering how I make this an anti-oppressive space, I decided in the summer to publish posts by those whose experiences are different to mine, and whose…… Read more “The Myth of Bootstraps”
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