Reflections on psychotherapy
I’ve recently submitted my 5-year re-accreditation to UKCP, the professional body for psychotherapists in the UK. I was a touch nervous,...
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Fe Robinson
Feb 281 min read
Happy 29th February!
The 29th February comes around only once every four years, so it seems a day worth marking. It’s a quirk of the calendar that for most...
Fe Robinson
Feb 211 min read
Being lonely in a relationship
Working with couples, I often find that one or both of the couple feel lonely, despite being in a relationship. It’s a difficult issue,...
Fe Robinson
Feb 211 min read
Affirming yourself
Going through some old files recently, I happened upon this verse./ I first heard it decades ago from a colleague, whose daughter had...
Fe Robinson
Feb 212 min read
Mindfulness Matters
"Silence is the most powerful scream." I saw this quote, and internally felt a strong ‘ouch.’ It really spoke to me of the unknown...
Fe Robinson
Feb 211 min read
EMDR Therapy
Here’s a piece explaining Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) which can be used to help with a range of symptoms...
Fe Robinson
Feb 211 min read
Speaking up
Here’s a piece I assisted Psychologies magazine with some time ago, about speaking up. I hope it resonates and helps you find your...
Fe Robinson
Feb 212 min read
Authenticity is key to happy relationships
Being authentic is the key to a happy intimate relationship. You do not need to pretend to be anything you are not. You will thrive in...
Fe Robinson
Feb 22 min read
Resilience
"Fall seven times, stand up eight." I saw this quote and it made me smile, there have been many times in life when I’ve needed this kind...
Fe Robinson
Feb 23 min read
The power of uncertainty
It is an irony that so often clients come into psychotherapy hoping that I have the answers to their difficulties, when the only person...
Fe Robinson
Jan 263 min read
Love begets love
“In order for a child to become kind, giving and empathetic, he needs to be treated that way…A child raised with love wants to make those...
Fe Robinson
Jan 262 min read
The power of metaphors
Metaphors are powerful. When we think of one thing in terms of another that symbolises or represents it, the resulting metaphor is...
Fe Robinson
Jan 222 min read
Healing love
“The truth is you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.”...
Fe Robinson
Jan 221 min read
Cherokee Wisdom
An elderly Cherokee was imparting wisdom to his grandson about life. "There's a battle within me," he told the boy, "a fierce clash...
Fe Robinson
Jan 222 min read
Darlington Mental Health Support
I recently received this very useful list of websites and contact for mental health and wellbeing in the Darlington area. Please spread...
Fe Robinson
Jan 171 min read
Practicing gratitude
I’ve long had a daily practice in my home that we find energising and uplifting. We like to do it as a family, but it’s just as useful...
Fe Robinson
Jan 112 min read
Loosening your personal defences
“Like a tree, our growth depends upon our ability to soften, loosen, and shed defences we no longer need.” Daily OM I received an...
Fe Robinson
Jan 111 min read
Improving communication in your relationship
The most common thing couples say they want when they come into couples psychotherapy is to communicate better. This week I’m sharing a...
Fe Robinson
Jan 81 min read
The power of kindness
‘To behold all beings with the eye of compassion, and to speak kindly to them, is the meaning of tenderness…Whenever one speaks kindly to...
Fe Robinson
Jan 81 min read
How to be a hero
“If you want to see the brave, look at those who can forgive. If you want to see the heroic, look at those who can love in return for...
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