Explore Your Own Potential This Year

Explore Your Own Potential This Year

When I set up in practice, decided to call my Psychotherapy practice Grow Your Own Potential, because I believe we all have an incredible inner drive to grow and develop ourselves. For me this is the fundamental function of our work together in therapy; to encourage...
The importance of dreams in therapy

The importance of dreams in therapy

I often get clients in therapy who have never paid much attention to their dreams. I really enjoy introducing them to the ways in which we can gain wisdom and even comfort from our dreams, they can be truly transformational. I remember having a little book when I was...
Self compassion in times of stress

Self compassion in times of stress

We all go through times of crisis in our lives. Extreme stress and overwhelm are brought on by many things in our busy lives and it’s so useful to know what to do to soothe yourself. Many of my clients have said its really helpful to know what’s happening...
Protecting Your Precious Energy this winter

Protecting Your Precious Energy this winter

Most of us have felt at some time that we are tired of giving all our energy away to others, leaving us feeling exhausted and depleted, especially at the moment. I have noticed, as have many of my clients, that this constant background anxiety from the Christmas...
Learning to explore and accept how we feel

Learning to explore and accept how we feel

If we are looking for ways to help us change the relationship we have with ourselves, beginning to connect to our feelings is a great place to start. Feelings are the compass to our world, and if we ignore them, we risk being disconnected from our unmet needs and...