Many counsellors and creative therapists integrate the use of miniatures and sandtrays into their work, and there are wide variations in terms of methods / techniques. The terminology can also sound a bit obscure so I want to be as clear as I can for those of you deciding to engage in this way. The Jungian approach to sandplay is a powerful way of working with deep levels of experience which supports our innate organic capacity for healing, given the right conditions. You w

“Not” by Erin Hanson You are not your age, Nor the size of clothes you wear, You are not a weight, Or the colour of your hair. You are not your name, Or the dimples in your cheeks, You are all the books you read, And all the words you speak, You are your croaky morning voice, And the smiles you try to hide, You’re the sweetness in your laughter, And every tear you’ve cried, You’re the songs you sing so loudly, When you know you’re all alone, You’re the places t

Some examples of why people come to see me for psychotherapy include relationship or family difficulties, trauma (particularly related to childhood experiences), identity issues (often related to neurodivergence and / or gender and sexual identity), anxiety, feeling low or depressed, life changes and transitions, low self-worth. From the outset it's important to say that I see you as a whole person doing the best you can to manage whatever life has dealt you. I don't split

Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other approaches to "parts work" are based on the theory that we all have many parts / aspects of ourselves. Traditional IFS practice identifies and works with 3 categories of these parts - those which are in pain due to trauma and other difficult experiences (exiles), those which manage everyday life to avoid these exiles being touched / harmed (managing protectors) and those which react in more extreme ways in scenarios where either the exi

I wonder if you would ever consider attending therapy with an autistic therapist. And, if you were to consider it, what might be your reservations? Would you be willing to explore the bases of these? And your potential learning edges? If so, read on! "Coming out" as autistic when you are a therapist tends to be risky because of the prevailing dominant narratives and stereotypes around disorder, lack of empathy and coldness, to name a few examples. While in some circles th