Ageing is a scary thought for some people. Positive ageing is far more palatable – so what is it and how does one achieve it? According to Dr Timothy Sharp of the Happiness Institute, the over 50’s have found a way! People go through many transitional periods in their lives – women in particular. The role
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COUNSELLOR. PSYCHOTHERAPIST. LIFE COACH.
Therapy is about a commitment to making changes in the way you live your life. Change can be an uncomfortable concept, however you have already taken the first step by looking for assistance – welcome to my website.
1. HAVE MORE GOALS FOR YOURSELF THAN FOR YOUR PARTNER: Of course you want your partner to change to the way you would like them to be, otherwise you wouldn’t be looking into couples therapy! Focusing on your partner and trying to change them doesn’t work – you don’t get what you want. Working
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ARE YOU A VICTIM OR HERO? “Although the mind resists it, the fact is that like me, you have a choice between having the life you want or the reasons why you can’t. You can luxuriate in joy and peace, or you can continually be burdened by that big black bag full of all the
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Relationships take hard work – there is no doubt about it. Clients often ask what I specialise in and my answer is “relationships.” The assumption then is that I work with couples – which I do, however I also have many individual clients who have neglected their relationship with themselves. It is how we relate
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When a friend has a dilemma and confides in you – the immediate reaction of many is to give advice.How many of us fall into that trap and end up losing our friend because they blame us for decision that they have made.Yes we have all learnt that it is very dangerous to give advice
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EMOTIONS inform us and play an important role in how we think and behave.There are three components to emotions: 1. How we experience the emotion. 2. How our bodies react to the emotion 3. How we behave in response to the emotion. Many people I see find it very difficult to feel painful emotions. Many
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We have just been bombarded with every little bit of information about Prince William, Kate the Duchess of Cambridge and little Prince George on their recent visit to Australia. It seems the public couldn’t get enough of the Royal couple with record crowds waiting for hours to catch a glimpse! What is the fascination with
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People always ask what is the reason that Therapists always want to know about the family. Well its simple – whilst our parents are our caretakers, it is our siblings with whom we have our first social relationships, laying the foundations for all our future relationships. For example, in my own family of origin, I
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