Supporting Mental Health and Emotional Well Being
Listening Between the Lines: How Counsellors Can Help Clients Hear Their Unconscious In the early stages of training, counsellors often focus on the fundamentals: building rapport, reflecting feelings, and staying in the client’s frame of reference. But as your experience deepens, you may begin to notice that what a client says is often only part …
How a Therapist Can help you to Access the Unconscious Read More »
As part of this series of articles on Counselling and Psychotherapy one challenge for therapists that requires careful attention is differentiating between two related but distinct disorders— the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Many clients may present with concerns that resemble OCD: intrusive thoughts, repetitive behaviours, excessive checking, reassurance-seeking, and …
Look Again: When OCD Could Be Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Read More »
My client is concerned her son aged 25 has a new girlfriend with Borderline Personality Disorder, and wonders what should she say to protect him from getting hurt? When our children grow up, they don’t stop being our children — but our role in their lives must evolve. One of the most challenging transitions for …
Protecting Our Adult Children in Relationships: A Delicate Balance Read More »
A Passionless Marriage “My wife and I used to be passionate lovers. Now we’re just housemates.”I regret to say I’ve heard this numerous times in the counselling room. A male client recently asked me, with genuine confusion in his voice: “Why isn’t sex there anymore?” He’s not alone in wondering this. Many couples find themselves …
Passionless Marriage: my client wants to know why sex is not there anymore. Read More »
Maybe your partner accuses you of not listening, even though you are. You try to explain your point, and they get more upset. You apologise, but they say you’re being sarcastic. You try silence, and they accuse you of shutting down. You feel stuck, helpless, and misunderstood — like every word you utter is a …
What Can You Do When, as a Man, Everything You Say Makes Things Worse? Read More »
An Adult Ego State Perspective* What does it mean to be “normal”? It’s a question that invites us to pause and examine something most of us take for granted. A short video I recently watched offers a deceptively simple idea:“Normal is how you behave to fit in with others.” At first glance, it sounds obvious …
“Normal is how you behave to fit in with others.” Read More »
Read time 8 minutes Living with ADHD is challenging, no matter your age. But for those over 40, there’s often a unique set of difficulties that can make life feel particularly overwhelming. Perhaps you’ve spent your life adapting, finding creative ways to cope, or maybe you’ve only recently received a diagnosis that’s helped explain decades …
ADHD For People Over 40: Navigating Life, Career, and Relationships. Read More »
As an adult over 40 who has discovered they have been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), you will have spent a large part of your life feeling misunderstood, frustrated, or even guilty for not meeting certain expectations. Whether those expectations were imposed by yourself or society, the reality of ADHD reveals a variety …
ADHD For People Over 40: Navigating Life, Career, and Relationships. (8 minute read) Read More »
Insurance All counsellors have an ethical responsibility to be accountable for their work, any counsellor offering professional advice owes a duty of care to the client. If that falls below what the client expects you could be liable to the client for any damage caused. This means King Square Counselling requires all counsellors, trainee and …
Working with real clients is crucial for trainee counselors for several reasons: While theoretical knowledge is essential, the practical experience gained from working with real clients is indispensable for the development of competent and effective counsellors. Many counselling programs include supervised clinical placements or internships to ensure that trainees have the opportunity to apply their …
How important to trainee counsellors is working with real clients? Read More »