An important question, especially in this kind of work.
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We all benefit…
This resonates so much with how I feel about my work. Each and every client has taught me so much more than I ever could have imagined..
New books ….
Got some lovely new books in the junk shop this weekend! Already got loads of Hygge and Dylan Thomas, but you can never have enough books! 📚
Feeling nostalgic…
I was sorting through my pics at lunchtime and came across this beautiful view from my old therapy room window. I haven’t worked from this cosy space in over a year now. For a moment I was back in that room, thinking about former clients, the passage of time, feeling nostalgic, listening to ‘Days’ by The Kinks, which seemed quite fitting..
Had an rare midweek day off to recharge earlier in the month ..
Letterbox boxes
I’m sure I’ve previously written a blog about my letterbox boxes, and thought I would share a photograph of some I made earlier! I work freelance facilitating corporate workshops and was asked to come up with some wellbeing boxes to be sent to delegates after the events. The aim is to have something (other than a handout)! as a small reminder of the key points to take away. All lovingly hand crafted on my kitchen table, they were so much fun to put together! I do currently have a few spare boxes so if you would like a lockdown letterbox gift delivered to a loved one anywhere in the UK please message me via my business page. The cost is £12 inclusive of postage & packaging and contents may vary. Happy to pop a hand written note inside. Off to the post office now..
Nicola xx
(Photography credit Max Pruce, 2021)
Counselling
How would it feel to enter a completely safe, supportive, confidential space with a trusted other?
An experienced professional to sit alongside you, to hold space for you?
How empowering might it be to be free to tell your story, to speak your truth at your own pace?
To have your story heard, witnessed, understood?
To process all that you need to alongside another, to gently explore meaning?
To be fully accepted with deep and accurate empathy?
How would it feel for the weight of your story to become a little lighter?
I’m really looking forward to welcoming clients back to face to face work …
I’m really looking forward to welcoming clients back to face to face work (as soon as it is safe to do so). I am keeping a close eye on the situation and liaising with my professional body and insurance providers.
I’m soon going to be unveiling some changes I’ve made to my therapeutic space. I’ve made the most of the extra time and the opportunity of not having clients in to make some changes. Just need to add the finishing touches and I shall post some before and after pics. I hope it will feel welcoming and safe. Here’s a little sneak preview just of the new and improved hallway..
More lovely feedback
More lovely feedback from a client I so enjoy working with..
‘I find this type of therapy so useful; it really helps for it to be person centered [sic]…you really are so good and I have made so much progress with you and I know you genuinely care’.
A day in the life of a therapist in lockdown!
My little makeshift office. Slightly different working day, no clients, instead myself and a colleague have been conducting interviews via zoom.