In Carl Roger’s model, conditions of worth are the moral and behavioural codes that we live by. The curious thing is that often we are not entirely clear about what our conditions of worth are. Are you attached to conditions … Read more
Adoption can create an experience of rupture at the earliest moments of an individual’s life. The physical bonds with the birth mother that have been developing through pregnancy come to a sudden end, and the experience of separation that the … Read more
Trauma and complex PTSD are sometimes difficult to diagnose. The symptoms can develop over many years and during that time it is not uncommon to be given an incorrect diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder. This means that a sufferer, … Read more
Individuation is a term that is linked with Jungian psychology. It refers to the process of becoming one’s self, to becoming whole and distinct as opposed to being part of the collective. Individuation is a key concept in Jung’s contribution … Read more
“I know I have spent a lot of time walking on eggshells. I recognise the signs. I can almost hear them crunching under my feet. I don’t want to live like this anymore. I want to change things but I’m … Read more
Emotional dysregulation is a term that describes problems maintaining emotional equilibrium or mood. In most cases, this is a product of events and is an indicator that at an earlier period, someone has lived through trauma, often repeated trauma, which … Read more
When there are no clear boundaries, our relationships, responsibilities and psychologies can become confused. As a consequence it can become hard to know what we are supposed to do for other people or what we should expect from them, and … Read more
What is Psychodynamic Counselling? Psychodynamic counselling considers the mind or psyche as dynamic, one force working upon another which in turn produces different forces. These psychological dynamics shape our thoughts, our views about the world, which in turn shape the … Read more
Agitated depression is a type of depression that involves symptoms like restlessness and anger. People who experience this type of depression usually don’t feel lethargic or slowed down, instead, they feel a combination of depression and anxiety. It may be more helpful … Read more
There is a stereotype that only children, children without siblings, fail to develop the ordinary social bonds and attachments that children with siblings do. The reality is more nuanced. It does not follow that children with siblings are automatically more … Read more