WORKING IN A PANDEMIC
In March 2020, and the many months that followed, we all faced loss and dramatic change.
In finding new ways to connect and communicate during that time I wrote a blog which served to speak of the process and maintain contact with clients who could no longer attend or access sessions online.
Later, in the summer of 2020, I was fortunate to be able to create an outdoor space which allowed clients, old and new, to come into the therapeutic work in person during the period where meeting indoors was still not possible.
I have kept the blogs and images of the shelter here as a record of that work and time. I suspect there is still much to be learned from our experiences then.
New Growth
This month sees new growth in my practice, but not quite how I imagined it following the partial lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on 4th July At the time of writing, social distance is reduced to [...]
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The recent decision to lift more COVID-19 related restrictions on 4th July is creating a buzz. I notice in myself and in those around me very mixed responses. GalleryThe recent decision to lift more COVID-19 related restrictions on 4th July is creating a buzz. I notice in myself and in those around me very mixed responses.
The recent decision to lift more COVID-19 related restrictions on 4th July is creating a buzz. I notice in myself and in those around me very mixed responses.
How are you responding? I consider here how our reactions to change reflect our psychological (internal) world and way of relating to others. I will be drawing on observations from attachment theory and practice. [...]
Struggling with self-care – Part II
Dead Wood New Growth Since engaging in this tussle with the self-care subject a few weeks ago, I have been on a number of morning runs through the woods near home. This is always [...]
Struggling with self-care
This month, I want to talk about self-care. I’m finding it as challenging to write about as many people find it to implement. So, bear with me; like therapy, this might not be immediately clear [...]
Continuing on …
In times of uncertainty, we seek the familiar, to connect us and make ourselves feel safe I thirst for others' words when I am feeling uncertain, to find meaning and understanding of what I am [...]
Introduction
The situation we are in will evoke deep levels of psychological distress. It is because of this, that I reach out from my practice, from behind my books and journals, where I have happily sat [...]