So here we are, a little later than usual, due to the Prime Ministers message this evening,which I wanted to listen to before writing this weeks journal…… Read more “Stay Safe -Stay Home -Week 7”
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.
Stay Home – Stay Safe – Week 6
Week 6 – the week of the grump
Stay Home – Stay Safe -Week 5
week 5 of my stay home journals, this week is the week of meh – and an exploration of moral injury
Stay Home – Stay Safe – Week 4
week 4 of my lockdown blog posts/journal
Stay Home Stay Safe – week 3
I decided to keep the weekly journals for a couple of reasons. Firstly I am quite happy to admit I do not have the brain space for…… Read more “Stay Home Stay Safe – week 3”
Stay Home Stay Safe – Week 2
So, here we are, in the second week of the strange, sometimes frightening, new world. I dislike the idea of calling it the new normal. For one…… Read more “Stay Home Stay Safe – Week 2”
Stay Safe Stay Home – Week 1
So, here we are, in a world which seemed unimaginable just a few months ago. I am still working, seeing clients online, and so thankful that I…… Read more “Stay Safe Stay Home – Week 1”
They needed counselling; An Academic Archers paper
Is there a word for achieving achieving a bucket list ambition twice? (Not that I am a great believer in bucket lists). If so, then that’s the…… Read more “They needed counselling; An Academic Archers paper”
We need to talk about poly
Ethical non-monogamy is the umbrella term for relationship styles which do not fit conventional monogamy. It includes swinging, open relationships and perhaps the best known polyamory. It…… Read more “We need to talk about poly”
The Messiness of Grief
Do we expect bereavement counselling to “tidy up” our grief?
Counselling in Northumberland 