Personal perspective

Different Values in Therapy: When a Client’s Views Feel Hard to Sit With

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One of the harder parts of counselling is knowing what to do when a client’s values feel very different from our own. Sometimes that difference is political. Sometimes it is about relationships, identity, parenting, religion, class, gender, immigration or social issues. Whatever form it takes, it can stir something strong in the therapist: discomfort, sadness, […]

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Learn to live in the here and now

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The past is a realm of memories, experiences, and lessons that have shaped us into who we are today. However, dwelling on the past can become a hindrance to our personal growth and overall happiness. We forget to live in the here and now. We need to change out thinking and learn to live in

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Value of Complex Trauma Training

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Last year, I attended complex trauma training delivered by Dzmitry Karpuk, which focused on stage 1 of Herman’s three stage model of trauma recovery and described ways of ensuring safety and stabilisation in the counselling room. I was curious about learning new ways to work with trauma. Although I am an experienced counsellor, my exposure

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Blogging for Counsellors

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Blogging for Counsellors  Why create a counselling blog? Blogging for counsellors helps give clients (and other professionals) an indication of what counselling areas you specialise in and it demonstrates what you know.   Blogging helps build your writing skills. It allows time for reflection. It increases your knowledge of the counselling process, different areas of

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Building a positive relationship between supervisor and supervisee

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Positive Supervisee Relationship A positive relationship between supervisor and supervisee is important. Millar, Holloway and Henderson (2014) say that encouragement is at the heart of a counselling supervisory relationship. They emphasise the need to build an equal relationship. So how is a positive relationship between supervisor and supervisee achieved? Maintaining ethics A contract between the counsellor and supervisor

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