Adoption Matters: Post-Adoption Therapy in the UK
The term "adoption-related issue" extends beyond working with individuals currently involved in the adoption process. It also includes...
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Karen & Tara
Sep 303 min read
The Therapeutic use of Board Games
How can something as simple as rolling dice or moving pieces across a board be of therapeutic value? Historically, most board games have...
Karen & Tara
Jun 304 min read
Hide and Seek
“It is a joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found”. Donald Winnicott All healthy mammals play across the lifespan, yet play is not...
Karen & Tara
Apr 144 min read
Empathy Dial
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them...
Karen & Tara
Dec 2, 20234 min read
The Terror of Dress Up Days
Nobody would deny that the intention of school dress up days is to create excitement, support imagination, enable some degree of...
Karen & Tara
Sep 10, 20233 min read
Attachment or Autism? An Introduction to the Coventry Grid
As child therapists we are often expected to have a myriad of knowledge and skills about so many client presentations, symptoms,...
Karen & Tara
Jun 3, 20234 min read
Exploring the Supervisory Relationship
As a trainee and qualified counsellor/psychotherapist, there is a great value and emphasis placed on supervision. Most training...
Karen & Tara
Mar 3, 20234 min read
Does Polyvagal Therapy Exist?
‘Polyvagal Therapy’ is one of the highest web search terms related to Stephen Porges’ theory and will likely have gained traction as the...
Karen & Tara
Dec 20, 20223 min read
A Season of Ambivalence
‘Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling’ Edna Ferber As we move into this period of the year, for many it is dominated by festivities...
Karen & Tara
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Humility: A Way of Being
"Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity" Vanna Bonta Is there an argument, that to be aligned with...
Karen & Tara
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Self-Care: The Gift of Personal Therapy
Whether an adult psychotherapist, child or family therapist, therapy is a demanding role that will at some point unearth our own...
Karen & Tara
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Beginnings
We have all experienced beginnings in our lives. Beginnings can mean, the act of starting something, the time when something will start...
Karen & Tara
Feb 2, 20223 min read
Understanding Fawning - The trauma response child-therapists need get familiar with
In 2014, Psychotherapist Pete Walker coined the term ‘Fawning’ in his book “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving”. In his work,...
Karen & Tara
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Permission = Self-Compassion = Self-Care©
‘My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style’...
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