Working Mindfully with Trauma (part 2) – Margaret Landale (July 2014)
Trauma is defined by Peter Levine as a "highly activated stress response, frozen in time". Part 2 of our workshop on "Working Mindfully with Complex Trauma" included learning several 'maps' for understanding the trauma response (which can be shared with…
Working Mindfully with Complex Trauma (part 1) with Margaret Landale (June 2014)
Mindfulness is paying attention, on purpose and with acceptance, to direct experience as it is. It is not a concept but a practice, and its benefits can only be gained through regular, formal practice. Mindfulness has always been a part…
Anger in the therapy room
Saturday's seminar on anger at our Newbury Clinic was a great opportunity to share knowledge and experience with other counsellors and holistic practitioners in the capable hands of facilitator, Jacqui Smith. Anger is neither just 'good cop' or 'bad cop',…