Good Enough Parenting When it comes to functioning and existing in life, I am a strong advocate for striving for ‘good enough’ over striving for perfectionism. For the most part, we can grapple with the idea of being ‘good enough’ at hobbies and interests for instance, but when it comes Read more…
Don’t Feed the Monster A common issue which people bring to therapy is their experience of anxiety and/or depression. This article will discuss the signs, symptoms and treatment options for anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression can be extremely overwhelming and it may feel as though you have no control Read more…
What is eTherapy? eTherapy (Online therapy), often also referred to as telehealth or eTherapy, refers to counselling/psychotherapy services carried out over the internet, through computer, smartphone, tablet or similar. While this form of therapy has been around for over a decade, it rapidly gained momentum as a way to navigate Read more…
I am currently taking an MA in Counselling & Psychotherapy. Part of my course requirement is to partake in 50 hours of personal therapy. The college recommended therapists who fit their criteria required of a therapist for us students. Picking a therapist from the list in my area I began Read more…
In this blog I will outline what counselling is, who it is for and what my approach is. What is counselling? Counselling is a form of one to one therapy, which is concentrated specifically on you, your experiences and your thoughts/feelings. The aim of counselling is to allow you to: Read more…
In this month’s blog I want to discuss the use of punishments and rewards in parenting, as a tool to set boundaries. In my work supporting families, I have dealt with a wide variety of issues and behaviours, ranging from school non-attendance to parental separation, and everything in between. Regardless Read more…
One of the devastating fallouts of living with child to parent violence/abuse, in the often very fractured relationships, between parent and child. Communication, if any at all, is usually tense and laced with anger and resentment. When things are difficult between you, it can be hard to let your child Read more…
In Non Violent Resistance (NVR) parenting, we ask parents to step out of the fight with their child at times of conflict. When one person steps out of the fight it reduces the conflict and diffuses the situation. You may worry that this is ‘giving in’ but in NVR, we Read more…
Like many of you, I have been watching the recent #blacklivesmatter protests in the USA with a sad heart. I noticed how some protests remained peaceful and impactful yet others turned into violence and riots. Why was this? What was the ingredient which, in some cases, caused kindness to turn Read more…
Upon completion of facilitating a recent NVR for practitioners training, I began to reflect on how I felt after I completed my practitioner training in Non Violent Resistance (NVR) with Dr Declan Coogan in 2016. I felt many emotions, but to put it into one word I was relieved. I Read more…