Tag Archives: psychotherapy

Divination Without Divinity

I was recently listening to the BBC podcast, Witch. It was all about the history of witches right up to the modern day. One episode talked about divination, in particular about tarot readings. Hearing the readers talk about how they use the tarot it sounded like many of them were using them as a typeContinue reading “Divination Without Divinity”

Sleeping with Anxiety: and a bit of neuroscience, and a computer game.

So, it’s been a while since I last wrote, thankfully because work has been busier. Here is a little anecdote from my life that might be helpful if you’re ruminating instead of sleeping. I speak with my clients all the time about staying up all night worrying about life. While the root cause of this anxietyContinue reading “Sleeping with Anxiety: and a bit of neuroscience, and a computer game.”

Meditation as a skill of kindness

I have been thinking a lot about meditation in relation to psychotherapy. When modern mindfulness started in the 1970’s part of its success was in providing meditation without religion. In a similar way I am starting to break down meditation into a set of relevant skills, as I see them being useful to mental health,Continue reading “Meditation as a skill of kindness”

This Week as a Counsellor: The Safety of Resistance

Working with a client’s emotional pain almost always results in resistance coming up. It is possible for people to take a dim view of their own resistance, possibly feeling ashamed that they keep avoiding the issue. In a broader sense this may be familiar to people who are putting off going to a counsellor, theContinue reading “This Week as a Counsellor: The Safety of Resistance”