My Thoughts and Musings

Spirituality and Therapy
So, recently, we’ve had Easter (Christian), Eid (Muslim) and Wesak (Buddhist) which got me to thinking about spirituality and the role of spirituality in psychotherapy.

Radical Acceptance
So, this follows on from my last post wherein I mentioned “acceptance” and explored how this is important in therapy. Tara Brach talks about “radical

Buddhism and psychotherapy
Nearly every week one of my clients asks me something about Buddhism so I thought I’d briefly say what Buddhism means in my work as

Impermanence and change
So, as 2021 ends I have been reflecting on beginnings and endings, birth and death and a quote attributed to the Buddha: “Everything that has

Trauma and Attachment
Having recently attended a three day workshop with Janina Fisher on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and attachment I thought that I would bring together my

What is Somatic Psychotherapy?
Over the last year or so I’ve been attending a lot of courses and workshops around somatic psychotherapy and somatic experiencing inspired by the Trauma

Blink and it’s gone! OK, so it’s not quite like that…
I first heard of the Flash Technique (FT) earlier this year through my clinical supervisor. It is an adjunct to standard Eye Movement Desensitization and

Polyvagal Theory and Practice
I’ve been using polyvagal theory, developed by Stephen Porges, more and more in my clinical work recently. I find it to be a clear and

Buddhism, me, mental health and trauma therapy
I have been a practising Buddhist since the late 1960s (yes, I’m that old!) although I have “lapsed” a couple of times since then. Buddhism