Even after ten years of running a private therapy practice, raising my session fees never feels easy. Every time I need to review my rates, I experience the same wave of worry about how my clients will feel and also, if I’m honest, how my peers will interpret the decision. Each time I go through this I am forced to look at my own complicated relationship with money. Both money and therapy are deeply connected to our personal values and I want to offer some transparency. Can Private Practice...

For years, I have wrestled with my relationship to Internal Family Systems (IFS)—not just as a modality, but as a culture. For those who are unfamiliar, IFS views the mind as composed of distinct 'parts,' each with its own perspective. I've written some more here Unfortunately, however, the norms, language and behaviours within the communities surrounding it can seem to require a uniformity that leaves little room for genuine diversity and inclusivity. In this piece, I introduce some...

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 will be invited to...