Therapy is about clients, not therapists!
On a training course a while ago, I heard a metaphor for therapy that I liked. The trainer described the role of a therapist ole as that...
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Fe Robinson
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Every day acts of kindness for yourself
A common reason to come to therapy is because of poor self-image and low self-esteem. You may experience yourself as stupid, bas, ugly,...
Fe Robinson
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Are you at ease with intimacy?
Continuing my series on his model, the sixth stage in Erik Erickson’s model of psychosocial development is that of intimacy and...
Fe Robinson
Aug 21, 20212 min read
The loss inherent in love
"Everything you love will probably be lost, but, in the end, love will return in a different way." Franz Kafka This quote touched me...
Fe Robinson
Aug 21, 20211 min read
Using your breathing to change how you feel
I had a singing lesson recently from the lovely Rosie at @happyinharmony1 and discovered something that blew my mind. Did you know you...
Fe Robinson
Aug 21, 20212 min read
Do you have a strong sense of who you are?
The fifth stage in Erik Erickson’s model of psychosocial development, which he suggested occurs in adolescence between the ages of 12-18,...
Fe Robinson
Aug 15, 20211 min read
Need to manage your emotional state better?
When client’s come into therapy, it’s very common for them to have goals which are about feeling states. They might say ‘I feel...
Fe Robinson
Aug 15, 20212 min read
On feeling inadequate...
Week by week I’ve been looking at Erik Erikson’s model of psychosocial development, which is one way of looking at key developmental...
Fe Robinson
Aug 7, 20212 min read
Viewing things in multiple ways
“External events are neutral. They only gain positive or negative value the moment they enter our mind. It’s ultimately up to us how we...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20211 min read
Take a moment, take a breath...
I heard this little ditty on a children’s TV programme this week, it woke me up a bit. Take a moment Take a breath Make a plan and Try...
Fe Robinson
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Taking responsibility for your well-being
It’s topical at the moment, the idea of taking responsibility for our own choices and health. This is far from a new idea however. We...
Fe Robinson
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Having the strength to feel your emotions
One of the central themes of therapeutic work is how client’s experience their feelings. For some, there is overwhelm. For others, a...
Fe Robinson
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Balance yourself, not your activity
I hate the idea of work-life balance. Why is work treated as an opposite that is somehow separate from life? Most people spend so much...
Fe Robinson
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Owning your privileges
The work of psychotherapy is vast and deep. Themes running through the many ways it can help are enabling clients to learn how to...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20212 min read
True brave
“When your eyes seek and your heart is open, that is true brave” - Anne with an E I just loved this line when I heard it while watching...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Listening to your internal story-tellers
When we are traumatised, it is usual to believe we are damaged, broken, and even beyond repair. Ana Gomez has a lovely re-frame for...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Preparing for couples counselling
Couples counselling works best when there is a common goal that is meaningful and congruent for both partners. Where this is not the...
Fe Robinson
Jul 10, 20211 min read
Epitaph
These words speak so eloquently for themselves, I hope they touch you as they do me. Epitaph - By Merrit Malloy When I die Give what’s...
Fe Robinson
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Being alone (all-one)
I discovered recently that the root of the word alone is all-one. Clarissa Pinkola Estes expresses this beautifully, saying “To be all...
Fe Robinson
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Adults need play
A theme I often return to is play, and its importance. I was first introduced to this concept back in 2008 by Stephen Gilligan with his...
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