Super Therapists need Supervision! How counsellors make sure they are doing a good-enough job.
For me, one of the best things about working as a counsellor is the high level of professional support available to us. This comes largely through the medium of ‘supervision’. No – not someone literally watching over what we do…
Therapy for Teenagers and Young People
SHORT-TERM THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE Time-limited Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (TAPP) at Wendy Bramham Therapy In the last few years Bramham Therapy has experienced growing numbers of teenagers and young people asking for our help with issues such as…
Nautilus Shell as Metaphor for Psychological Growth
Nautilus (our logo) The nautilus shell’s spiral pattern can be seen as a symbol of psychological growth in that life presents us with repeated opportunities to face what we fear. The line of growth is not linear or circular…
Resilience begins with owning your vulnerability – we’re all only human after all! How I got to near breaking point.
I always thought and was told that I was a good planner, super organised and focused. My nickname at uni was Miss Organisation and I’ve built a career in Operations a perfect fit right..? Last year I went through a…
The Ups and Downs of Therapy; a client’s story
The thing I liked about my therapist when we first met was that she seemed different from me – the last thing I wanted was to talk to someone similar. The relationship would be different from anything I had experienced:…
The gift of undivided attention, by Emma Taylor
Counsellor, Emma Taylor, writes about therapy as 'the gift of undivided attention'.. "Before I became a therapist my professional background was in corporate life. Needless to say there are many differences between the two occupations, but one that now feels…
Is Therapy Selfish? More perspectives on ‘healthy selfishness’
"When someone is in therapy it can seem like self-absorption to those around them, but this is a necessary and temporary state. Regular, well-boundaried therapy ideally leads to people developing clearer awareness of themselves and how they relate to others.…
Is Therapy Selfish? – day five: Healthy selfishness – good for us and those we care about
This week we have been tackling the question of whether, by encouraging us to focus on ourselves, therapy can make us selfish. We have suggested that in fact therapy promotes a ‘healthy selfishness’ which enables us to take better care…
Is Therapy Selfish? – Day four: What happens when someone isn’t healthily selfish enough?
Jane* had been married for 18 years, and came to therapy with marital difficulties. She had always tried to please her husband, but recently he had become frustrated and withdrawn. The more she tried to please him, the more distant…
Myths and Stigma around Mental Health
There can sometimes be a chasm between the medical and the psychotherapeutic models of health. In the former, external interventions, such as drugs, are used to relieve and/or cure symptoms. In the latter, the human condition is accepted as fallible,…