“She has her mother’s nose” “You sound just like your father” “He takes after their side of the family” From birth it seems the entire world tries…… Read more “Message in a bottle”
Category: families
Healing from sexual trauma
Picture description, the image shows a heart shape made from short, red lit tubes, against a black background, suggesting a fractured or broken heart. Content Note…… Read more “Healing from sexual trauma”
Decoding the past.
Image Description [ A tree covered tropical island, with two people in the foreground with outstretched arms] No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man…… Read more “Decoding the past.”
I never asked to be born, a response.
I approach any letters to newspapers with caution since one of my best friends in Sixth Form used to write the letters to our local newspaper for…… Read more “I never asked to be born, a response.”
Its OK to look away.
I I would not usually begin a post here with a personal snap from a family album, but this has not been a usual week. As therapists…… Read more “Its OK to look away.”
When those we love hurt us.
Content note for rape, domestic violence in the following piece The world of the Archers is often seen as middle England at its most comfortable, an everyday…… Read more “When those we love hurt us.”
The Scandalous Lady W; Would marriage counselling have helped?
Last night the BBC did what it does best, a beautifully filmed costume drama that also made you think. The scandalous Lady W was the true story…… Read more “The Scandalous Lady W; Would marriage counselling have helped?”
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.
Surviving Christmas
We are told that it is the season to be jolly, however for many Christmas is not the most magical time of the year, but the most…… Read more “Surviving Christmas”
Counselling in Northumberland 