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Patching or resurfacing?

Patching or resurfacing?

Like many roads, my local roads are in poor condition. They are full of holes and are an issue for all vehicles. Today I noticed that they are filling in the holes. They have a large nozzle that sprays a filling into them. The technology allows traffic to go over the...
Men and Therapy

Men and Therapy

I’m working with more men than before.   A friend of mine, who has sent men my way, offered some interesting insights. She believed that what I offered is not like ‘therapy’. It’s not what a lot of people expect when they think of therapy. We...
Scared to Try

Scared to Try

What are you scared to try?   I trained as an actor. I went to drama school for three years and then spent the next ten years pursuing a career as an actor. In many ways, I failed to achieve what I set out to do. The reason? Fear. I can appreciate now how much I got...
Comparisons

Comparisons

Comparisons. One of the common issues that I work on with clients is with making comparisons – comparing themselves with others.   That’s not the issue.   It is the conclusions that we draw from that comparison that is the issue. All too commonly it is yet...
Change My Mind (Metaphors)

Change My Mind (Metaphors)

It’s very common that at some point in our life we encounter a person who changes the way we think about something. It may happen regularly of course. The more open we are then the more we are likely to allow these new influences to change us. Metaphors were one such...
Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety – a mental condition characterised by excessive apprehensiveness about real or perceived threats. Even as therapists, no matter what the approach, we never know exactly what it is that is going to make the difference. For some the process is the...