When I’ve done everything ‘right’ and I’ve always tried my best, why hasn’t life turned out the way I wanted it to?
People come to therapy for lots of reasons. Often, it’s because they’ve hit a point in life where they realise that despite their best efforts, things just haven’t panned out the way they expected or wanted and they’re wondering whether there is more to life. Sometimes it’s because a partner has left them or betrayed…
Keep readingThe future of therapy practice.
One for the professionals among us. I love it when something pops into my consciousness that really makes me stop and reflect. For quite a while now, through the process of posting these blogs I have been working hard to communicate exactly what we do here at Dialogues and why. Sometimes successfully and sometimes not!…
Keep readingHow to support a child or young person with their mental health
(2min read) If you’re a professional- either therapist, social worker or teacher we have workshops for you, please visit the relevant page on our website. Are you a parent, carer, close relative or friend of a young person who is struggling with their mental health? Do you hate to see them struggle but just don’t…
Keep readingSo how do you know if you’re ‘doing’ therapy right (and what may be going on in your therapist’s head when you ask that question?)
(5-minute read) This is a question I get asked sometimes by clients and I am really glad. It opens up the opportunity for me to enquire with the client about what’s going on for them. And what I mean by that is that I am interested in what’s driving that question. “But what if it’s…
Keep readingReady for a Spring clean for your mind?
Around this time of year, we can begin to lose the momentum we had at the start of the year and motivation for wellness goals begins to wane. Our single session therapy is popular at this time of the year because it can offer new insight, a refreshing focus on what you want to achieve…
Keep readingFinding a therapist in 2026
(5 min read) Looking for a therapist is a daunting process, and whilst you’re browsing the various marketing directories online, most of the therapists will tell you they empathise with the process of finding us. They won’t, however, necessarily tell you how much therapy they themselves have had, what their training entailed exactly and how…
Keep readingOur Story
(5 minute read) Much like many other therapists, my own experience of therapy influenced my decision to train to become a therapist and specifically work with relational trauma. If you have relational trauma, the experience of working with a therapist can give you the opportunity to feel what it’s like to experience a secure attachment…
Keep readingCreating closure for yourself
People come to therapy for all sorts of reasons and I suppose this time of year makes me think about all the folks out there beginning 2026 in a new place, or a place they hadn’t envisaged. I’ve spoken recently here about the pain of endings and loss and feelings of grief because life has…
Keep readingJanuary 2026.
New beginnings We have moved! We are very excited to welcome clients to our new therapy space, we are still just as central and as easy to get to as we always have been and if you’re a current client of ours, we want you to feel right at home in our new space so…
Keep readingGrief and loss
Sometimes people come to therapy because life has changed in a way that was unexpected, resulting in a feeling of being lost, out of sorts and out of control. Maybe you’re facing a situation and a future you hadn’t envisaged. It’s understandable that this would be challenging. Maybe the changes you’ve gone through mean that…
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