In this month’s blog we look at ways of getting what you need from the most “wonderful” time of the year…

In this month’s blog we look at Impostor Syndrome - you have it, I have it, nearly everyone has it. But what do we do about it? It may be that ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) is the solution we didn’t know we needed.

In this month’s blog we look at Values Driven Action in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It’s a biggie, so strap yourself in as we dive into what values-driven-action means in the context of ACT, and how embracing it can lead to a richer, more purposeful life.

In this month’s blog I take a look at another of the “essential six” Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) processes: self-as-context.

In this month’s blog I take a look at acceptance, perhaps the trickiest process to learn in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

In this month’s blog I take a look at another process of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) called Defusion. Defusion is the capacity to step back or unhook from our thoughts and the narratives that drive those thoughts.

In this month’s blog I take a look at “present moment awareness” the second of six processes that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) draws upon.

In this month’s blog I start a series of articles about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We begin with thinking about the importance of values.

In this month’s blog I take a look at our Inner Dictator/Bully/Saboteur, who they are, where they came from, and equally importantly, how to topple them from their position of power, not by rising up, but by making space….

In this month’s blog I explore some of the ways we can deal with “pushback” from other people when we decide to set boundaries with them.

In this blog post I explore the subject of boundaries, what they are, the different types and how to set them with self and others.

Happy Holidays! War isn’t over. In this blog I offer a way of managing the potential Hellscape of the Festive Season, and Late Capitalism in general!

In this blog post I explore a lesser known offshoot of CBT called Schema Therapy. This therapy works with our internal world or system of “parts” to help us solve some of the ways we sabotage ourselves without knowing why we do it.

In this blog post I explore the best ways to stop ourselves from spiralling when events or people trigger a trauma-based stress response. The Five Anchors come from Resmaa Menakem’s (highly recommended) book “My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialised Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies" and are themselves based on the work of Dr David Schnarch.

Content Warning – this blog contains references to racism, ableism, suicide, rape, misogyny, queer, fat and transphobia.

In this blog post I’ll explore Sonya Renee Taylor’s wonderful book “The Body Is Not An Apology” along with the ways that body terrorism shows up, and how we can resist it using radical self-love.

In this blog post I discuss death anxiety, what it is, and how therapy can help us to process the fact of death itself.

Trigger warning: contains discussions about death but no details of death as a process.

In this blog post I explore what Minority Stress is, why it’s important to be aware of it and how it might be impacting on your mental health.

In this blog article we delve into some of the ways the brain and nervous system are changed for the better via psychotherapy. We also explore what’s going on for us in the room when we work with a psychotherapist.

Trauma is a word that’s bandied around a lot in pop-culture and social justice circles. Usually, trauma is used to describe a disturbing, deeply distressing experience of overwhelm. In this blog I explore what trauma is, some of the unusual ways it can show up for us and how psychological therapies can help.

Everyone gets angry including your therapist: “if you’re not pissed off you’re not paying attention” as the direct action news-sheet Schnews used to put it back in the day. And let’s face it, there’s a lot to be angry about, whether that’s on a global scale or just in the day-to-day annoyances of keeping the wheels on the trolley of life. In this blog article I’ll explore what anger is, what it might be telling you, and how to harness the power of anger so it becomes a friend not a foe.