What is integrative therapy?

The world of psychotherapy has its own language, full of terms and acronyms that you won’t find elsewhere in life. Integrative therapy is one example of this. It simply means that the therapist will integrate different schools of thought regarding how people can make sense of their past, present, and future. Integrative counselling is a … Read More

Struggling with online therapy? Try these simple tips

I started providing online therapy some time before the pandemic made it commonplace. What used to be a niche has now become mainstream. No longer are you restricted to therapists based on geography, you can now find a therapist whose specialisms and way of working math you needs. There are lots of technical considerations for … Read More

Useful podcasts about death and dying

Despite its certainty, death (and the process of dying) receives little attention in day-to-day life. When we are faced with mortality, it can be really difficult to draw upon a language and a way of feeling about dying that feels authentic or meaningful – simply because we have lacked the opportunity to think about it. … Read More

Free mindfulness resources

Mindfulness is the intentional practice of bringing your attention to the present moment and accepting it for what it is, without judgement or the desire for it to be somehow different. The origins of mindfulness, as most of us understand it today, come from Buddhist traditions and meditation techniques. Yet since the 1970s mindfulness has … Read More