Take A Moment To Be Mindful
We spend much of our time in our heads, thinking about the past or worrying about the future. We interact with others and feel triggered and we are often tied to past events and relationships in our mind…
Category: ONLINE THERAPY
Codependency: Give It Time Before A New Relationship
Many codependent people find it difficult to be alone. They live in the constant fantasy that they need to be with someone (anyone) to feel ok about themselves. It is in this fantasy that they can best play out their codependent symptoms of trying to fix others…
Codependency: Change The Template Of Your Life!
It’s never easy to carry the burden of your childhood, your somewhat dysfunctional connection to the imperfect people we grew up with, and finally come to the realization as an adult that it has affected our whole life…
Codependency: A Case Of Repetition Compulsion?
Codependents often exhibit a certain behavior in adult relationships, often moving from one to the next in a “copy and paste” scenario. Given the symptoms of codependency generally, these relationships…
What Is Counter-transference?
In my last post, I tackled the concept of transference in therapy. That is, the transfer of feelings from a significant person, past or present, onto the therapist. These feelings…
Transference In Therapy: What It Is And What You Should Know
Transference happens in therapy a lot. In fact, it can happen in any relationship but is closely associated with the therapeutic relationship between a client and therapist…
After Covid, Therapists Will Be Badly Needed
A few months ago, I wrote a series of articles describing life under Covid lockdown. We had two months of restrictions and lifeel was suddenly different. It started out as a bit of a novelty and the funny side could be seen on occasions buf it quickly became more serious as time went on…
With Narcissists, Action Always Speaks Louder Than Words
When we start a new relationship, we let a few things go that we might not later. We don’t always set boundaries or recognise so-called ‘red flags’. The adrenaline is…