Where do I live as a therapist?
I was recently asked some excellent questions: Where do I live as a therapist? What lenses do I use to see through the clinical landscape...
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Fe Robinson
Jun 19, 20212 min read
How will you know when you are ready to finish therapy?
This is a question I ask each person who comes to see me for psychotherapy, in their first session. We talk about what is bringing them,...
Fe Robinson
Jun 11, 20212 min read
Dancing in the dark with our dragons
“There are so many ways to dance in the dark with our dragons. Therapy is an art.” These words were the conclusion of a training I...
Fe Robinson
May 29, 20212 min read
Why talking alone is not enough
Did you know that your brain reacts to stimuli in 50 milliseconds, but that it may take up to 500 milliseconds for conscious awareness to...
Fe Robinson
May 22, 20212 min read
Are you growing as a therapist?
I was reflecting with a colleague this week on the way that encounters with clients cause me to change and grow. It is noticeable that...
Fe Robinson
May 15, 20212 min read
How couples and individual psychotherapy differ
Today I want to reflect on some of the differences between working as a psychotherapist with a couple and with an individual. In a...
Fe Robinson
May 1, 20212 min read
Evoking calm in the presence of trauma
As part of my work as an EMDR therapist, I often use the Flash Technique, developed by Philip Mansfield as a way of integrating troubling...
Fe Robinson
Apr 24, 20211 min read
It's not the story that matters...its the effects
As I’ve been digging in my new garden this last week, I have asked why? why? why? How is it possible there are quite so many rocks? How...
Fe Robinson
Apr 24, 20211 min read
How can you improve the world?
“How wonderful it is that no-one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Anne Frank It is wonderful, and...
Fe Robinson
Apr 17, 20211 min read
Using EMDR to help mourning
At a recent conference, Roger Soloman spoke eloquently about the work of grieving and how it can be assisted by EMDR psychotherapy. He...
Fe Robinson
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Therapy is not always meant to be comfortable
It can take courage to reach out for psychotherapy, especially if you know what you are letting yourself in for. You see, while a...
Fe Robinson
Mar 6, 20212 min read
The being and doing of psychotherapy
I’ve been following a debate amongst some fellow psychotherapists recently musing about ‘doing’ and ‘being’ in psychotherapy. You may...
Fe Robinson
Mar 6, 20212 min read
Do you hold your breath in?
I heard Bessel van der Kolk, he of trauma treatment fame, comment that you can’t do psychotherapy with a client who is not continuously...
Fe Robinson
Feb 28, 20212 min read
Psychotherapy is about contact
I’ve been reflecting this week on the nature of psychotherapy and what makes it magical. Like any psychotherapist, I have days when my...
Fe Robinson
Feb 13, 20211 min read
The importance of rhythm and interaction
I am enjoying watching a NICABM series at the moment focused on Treating Trauma. This week I wanted to blog about one of the ways...
Fe Robinson
Feb 13, 20211 min read
How EMDR Works
Here’s a video of Dr. Andrew Huberman, a Stanford Neuroscientist, talking about the importance of forward action in subduing our stress...
Fe Robinson
Jan 30, 20212 min read
Experiencing all of yourself, every emotion
When someone has been traumatised, the past traumatic events can come to dominate their awareness. If they have been overwhelmed by what...
Fe Robinson
Jan 22, 20212 min read
Having an adventurous life
Life is an exercise in exploration and curiosity. This is evident in the way of being of any healthy young child. Whatever it is that...
Fe Robinson
Jan 15, 20212 min read
How safe do you feel?
One of the hallmarks of effective psychotherapy is that clients feel safe. If safety is not in place, it is very unlikely that a client...
Fe Robinson
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Let's face the music, and dance
I noticed this phrase on the email signature of a fellow therapist recently, and it so made me smile I wanted to share it. In fact, it...
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