Last week I went to see the musical Dear Evan Hansen in Manchester. I am a big musicals fan and this was one I had not seen before, nor...

I recently read James Hollis' excellent book The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife. The book spoke to me on a personal...

I recently wrote a short article for Counselling Directory on this subject, which is of particular personal and professional interest to...

One of most frequently referenced articles in Gestalt Psychotherapy literature is that of the Paradoxial Theory of Change by Arnold...

This week, I have been planning a lecture for a group of counselling students on the topic of working with children and young people...

When clients first get in touch with me, they often tell me that the reason they are seeking counselling is because they want help to...

When I was about 18 years old, many years before the internet, I was lucky enough to discover fanzines, or 'zines'. Fanzines, for those...

I recently came back from a festival. Miraculously the weather was pretty good and I mostly avoided getting drenched. A highlight for me...

I have recently become involved with the Person Centred Association (PCA) https://www.the-pca.org.uk and attended a number of encounter...

Hawkins and Shohet's 7 eyed model is one of the most common theoretical models used in the supervision of counselling and psychotherapy....

Of the many models of grief available, the one I personally find most helpful is this; the dual process model of grief, created by...