Navigating My Sexuality in a Straight Marriage When I married my partner, I was deeply in love and felt certain about the life we were building together. We were what society would call a “straight couple,” and our marriage reflected that definition. Yet, as the years...
What Is Stimming and How Can It Help Neurodivergent People? Often neurodivergent clients engage in behaviours known as “stimming.” Stimming, short for self-stimulatory behaviour, can include a wide range of actions like hand-flapping, rocking, spinning, or repeating...
7 Things You Did Not Know About Anxiety I often work with clients who struggle with anxiety, a common but often misunderstood condition. While many people are aware of anxiety’s more obvious symptoms, there are several lesser-known aspects that can significantly...
Five Ways to Wellbeing I often talk about the importance of maintaining mental wellbeing, not just in response to challenges, but as a proactive approach to life. The Five Ways to Wellbeing, developed by research in the field of positive psychology, offer practical...
Understanding Domestic Abuse: The Three-Planet Model I have encountered numerous cases where domestic abuse is misunderstood, not only by those directly involved but also by the systems designed to help. To bridge this gap in understanding, I often refer to what is...
Here Liz Pilley, an Autistic Counsellor and friend, talks about her experience of working with Neurodivergent clients. Working with Neurodivergent (ND) Clients One of my favourite things about being an autistic counsellor for clients who are autistic or have ADHD is...
Working as I do, in a queer affirmative manner, it becomes easy to task Queer and LGBTQ+ affirmative for granted. Rather like a fish does see water because it is all around them, or the way that we do not notice air… until it is not there. So I thought it would be...
Exploring nightmares, trauma and how dream completion technique can help