This blog is a bit of a diversion from my other pieces. I have several clients who are neurodivergent with co-morbid issues such as complex

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 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