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Only
through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the
self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our
connectedness to others. Harriet Goldhor Lerner
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The same stream of life that
runs through my veins night and
day
runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same
life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless
blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.
It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birth and of
death, in ebb and in flow. I feel my limbs are made glorious by the
touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the life-throb of
ages dancing in my blood this moment. Rabindranath Tagore
Therapeutic Counselling
Counselling
is a way of exploring yourself and what you experience as a problem.
The counsellor goes exploring with you, offering space to safely look
at yourself, to understand what might contribute to the problem and to
find/introduce the changes that might be possible. Much of our history
and life difficulties may manifest in the present moment, in the
working relationship with the therapist, in what emerges and is
experienced there. This can become an opportunity to deepen
your understanding and maybe unblock old patterns and stagnant
situations. This will be at your pace and at the level of depth you
feel ready to go.
How
do we start?
I
will meet you for a first assessment session, where we both decide
whether we can work together. If we continue, I will offer you the next
six sessions, at the end of which we can review our decision. After
this we can work in an open ended way. Each session lasts an hour and
the meetings are normally once a week. All information is kept in
confidence. We will discuss this on our first meeting. (Read more about what to expect here!)
My
approach
Although
I work in an integrative way, my therapeutic style is strongly
influenced by
Embodied Relational Therapy (ERT). This has its roots in
the work of Whilelm Reich,
Psychodynamic theories, and
further
along in Process Oriented Psychology (Arnold
Mindell).
This model
looks at how we have learnt to relate to ourselves, others and the
environment and how we also manifest our history and relationships in
our bodies.
What the person experiences as a difficulty or problem is
seen as a signal of emerging
needs and an attempt to change. A symptom,
in this sense, contains both the meaning
and the direction of the
process that is trying to unfold.
I believe the therapeutic
relationship is about creating the conditions of safety to follow
this
process and allow it to express itself - so it can be understood,
integrated,
completed, or changed.
We can explore this through
talking, movement, creative
expression, body work or grounding contact
with nature, depending on what emerges
and feels safe and appropriate
at each stage.
I also believe that 'expertise' and 'wisdom' lie
within the individuals and within the field of which they are a part,
although they may be more or less accessible. Trust in this
and
that we are innately resourceful is fundamental to the way I work.
More information on ERT can be found on www.erthworks.co.uk
Personal
development
I
also run workshops and groups on themes of personal development such as
self-care, stress relief, transforming grief and encouraging body-mind
system integration.
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