Building Feelings Tolerance in Psychotherapy
“Psychotherapy is about helping clients to tolerate what they are feeling, not about having them tell stories” Bessel Van De Kolk Whether...
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Fe Robinson
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Preparing for Couples Counselling
I enjoy couples counselling a great deal, it's great to be alongside couples as they address their difficulties and find ways to move...
Fe Robinson
Oct 6, 20232 min read
When uncertainty is intolerable
“We must have the courage to live with paradox. The strength to hold the tension of not knowing the answers and the willingness to...
Fe Robinson
Oct 6, 20233 min read
When independence is getting in the way...
“The inability to receive support from others is a trauma response. Your “I don’t need anyone, I’ll just do it myself” conditioning is a...
Fe Robinson
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Moving through emotion to feel your own wholeness
“Allow the raw grief and anger travel every cell of your being. Scream at the dying of the light and the injustice of the hell you were...
Fe Robinson
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Getting ready for your first therapy session
If you’re thinking of working with a therapist, it’s a good idea to be clear about what is prompting you, and what you want to have...
Fe Robinson
Sep 23, 20232 min read
Making personal change happen
Carefully watch your thoughts for they become your words. Manage and watch your words for they will become your actions. Consider and...
Fe Robinson
Sep 23, 20231 min read
Resting and unwinding in everyday life
With the summer holiday now most likely a distant memory, it’s a really good time to be reflecting on your relationship with unwinding...
Fe Robinson
Sep 17, 20232 min read
The importance of savouring for mental health
In the process of moving home, I’ve come across all sorts of things that I had not looked at in a while. Two particular treasures were...
Fe Robinson
Sep 17, 20232 min read
When therapy comes to an end
Working as a psychotherapist, I have a pretty continual stream of relationships that begin, and end. It’s a natural feature of my work...
Fe Robinson
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Finding calm amidst life challenges
For many people, life is chaotic. If it’s not one thing it’s another, and it can feel like you’re riding a roller-coaster on a daily...
Fe Robinson
Sep 8, 20232 min read
Bringing laughter into the therapy room
I had a lovely reminder a few weeks ago of the importance of enabling clients to bring their whole self into the therapy room. It’s...
Fe Robinson
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Changing perspective to get more information
Where you look at a situation from significantly changes your perspective. In neuro-lingistic programming, we describe the different...
Fe Robinson
Aug 25, 20232 min read
On being aware of how you are changing
Sometimes it can be hard to discern how we are changing. We tend to think of ourselves as fixed, consistent beings who are steady...
Fe Robinson
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Expanding your comfort zone
I’ve had a number of experiences recently where I have found myself doing things that were way out of my previous comfort zone. I’m...
Fe Robinson
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Letting go of control
“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Letting go of fixing others
“Offer what you have to offer Offer it with love Let go of having it work” I heard this lovely sentiment many, many years ago at an NLP...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Expanding your comfort zone
I’ve had a number of experiences recently where I have found myself doing things that were way out of my previous comfort zone. I’m...
Fe Robinson
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Giving yourself the present of presence
It’s the holiday season, and I’ve been lucky enough to spend more time than usual with my family. One of the things I have really...
Fe Robinson
Jul 19, 20232 min read
The sacred gift of intuition
“The rational mind is a servant. The intuitive mind is a sacred gift. We have created a society that honours the servant and has...
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