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Why Don't You - Yes But

By Bay Whitaker

One of my favourite books is called “Games People Play” by Eric Berne.  Published in the mid-60s it was a pop psychology best seller, looking at diffe...

Finding safety again in relationships

By Laurence Keith

Some people get mixed up between threat and soothing in relationships and are then unable to access the calm, safe spaces they need to heal. How can w...

We are Recruiting!

By Gill Wier

We are looking to employ a part-time Couples Counsellor to work with couples and individuals, who is able to work face-to-face as well as remotely. In...

Watching Couples Therapy

By Bay Whitaker

Watching “Couples Therapy” My family have recently been glued to a show on BBC i-player called “Couples Therapy”.  It’s a fly on the wall documenta...

Let's talk about climate change

By Gill Wier

A few weeks ago during the COP26 conference, I watched a Panorama documentary about how extreme weather conditions are impacting people in different p...

Towards a Transpositive Counselling Practice

By Bay Whitaker

As a practice, we are proud to offer emotional support to our transgender clients.  We are also proud to be a founding member of the Transfriendly glo...

Supporting couples as we emerge from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Gill Wier

Have you noticed a change in your relationship since the start of the pandemic? With long periods of time spent within each other’s company alone, wor...

Forest Bathing

By Debjani Chatterjee

Shinrin-yoku or ‘forest bathing’, started as a therapy in Japan, but is now growing in popularity all over the world. Unofficially, people have been p...

Long Covid Summer

By Bay Whitaker

Nick Pearson from Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service writes about how Long Covid is affecting employees, and what to do about it. Hands...

On Guilt: Fact, Feeling or Both?

By Bay Whitaker

Guilt is a state that can be incredibly destructive to people.  And our clients often say that they're deepy troubled by feeling guilty. It can...