There’s no neat answer to any therapy-related question really, including the one I often get asked about when to end therapy. As I don’t work with a set number of…

People often tell me of their confusion – and sometimes despair – in working out their feeling states and ‘sense of self’. When we under great stress, it can be…

I’m often asked about the psychological perils of working as a therapist. ‘It must be so draining, what do you do with all that emotional turmoil?’ ‘How do you not…

My first session with a client does have a formula of sorts – I ask broad questions that aim to get a picture of the landscape of a client’s inner…

‘Shrinks’ come in various guises, but understanding what type of practitioner they are may help to make more sense of the work they do. What follows originally appeared here at…

I haven’t trained as a ‘coach’, although I may well do some coaching in the room with clients – ie psychological work that is more explicitly goal driven and digs…