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 thatContinue reading “Grief and loss”
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Erskine (1999) 8 relational needs for healthy relationships.
Many of us go into relationships focussing on the potential of the other person to provide what we need. When we first learn to notice where the wounds are in ourselves or as I prefer to refer to it, the areas of need and sensitivity, we can first learn to support ourselves and then findContinue reading “Erskine (1999) 8 relational needs for healthy relationships.”
Relationship dynamics:
Moving out of Victim and into Vulnerable with the help of the Winner’s Triangle (Choy, 1990) The ability to shift away from high emotion and into self-regulation in relationship dynamics is a key determinant in whether a relationship is going to be successful or not. It’s natural and normal in relationships between people that thereContinue reading “Relationship dynamics:”
Dialogues 