Gathering for the Pink Therapy Conference 2026: Intersections of Hope—hosted at the University of Lancashire in Preston and virtually across the globe—felt less like a standard professional…… Read more “Reflections from the Pink Therapy Conference: Intersections of Hope”
Category: LGBTQ
Moments of Hope: Cultivating Space for Queer and Trans Joy
In times when the social and political landscape feels increasingly hostile, holding onto hope is not a naive luxury—it is a radical, necessary act of survival and…… Read more “Moments of Hope: Cultivating Space for Queer and Trans Joy”
More Than a Wife: Understanding Arwen’s True ‘Doom’
As some of you already know this year I began a podcast as an act of self care, hope seeking, and from a belief that we need…… Read more “More Than a Wife: Understanding Arwen’s True ‘Doom’”
Queering Menopause: Challenging Normative Narratives
This September I presented a workshop at the awesome Rainbow Therapists Conference in Glasgow on Queering menopause. It was a many titled workshop, provisionally at one point…… Read more “Queering Menopause: Challenging Normative Narratives”
Somewhere over the rainbow…
I am writing this as my train departs Glasgow Central, one of the most beautiful train stations ever built, after attending the 2nd annual conference of the…… Read more “Somewhere over the rainbow…”
Queering Psychotherapy
First of all, this is not a book review, since it seems somewhat disengenous to review a book you appear in. It is more loose thoughts, and…… Read more “Queering Psychotherapy”
Queerness is not infectious
As a child there was a ritualised chant which used to wind its away around the playground – that someone had the “lurgy”. To be that someone…… Read more “Queerness is not infectious”
Book Review;The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being by Katy Lees
It is a strange Pride Month in the UK. Trans rights are threatened as never before, as the governement uses trans people as a handy “other” to…… Read more “Book Review;The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being by Katy Lees”
It does what it says on the tin
Imagine if I came into your kitchen and removed all the labels from the tins, leaving you unsure whether you were about to add baked beans or…… Read more “It does what it says on the tin”
Advanced GSRD Trainer
My background, pre therapy, is as a teacher. I truly believe that most of the things I know about life, the universe, and everything (or everything important)…… Read more “Advanced GSRD Trainer”
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