There are many reasons why people avoid seeking therapy and begin their healing journey. Even though therapy is intended to be a safe and confidential space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings – without fear of judgment, starting the process can feel scary for a number of reasons.
Beginning therapy is a courageous and important step toward improving your mental health and well-being. Here are some things to consider as you start…
This week I’ve been fleshing out the values of It’s Complicated. It turns out having done therapy for more than nine years made clarifying the company’s values a really enjoyable process.
I’m sorry to already bring this trope of a term up, but damn is it currently relevant in my day-to-day. Work-life balance. There, I…
While I plunge myself into the deep end of the unknown waters, I’ll incorporate the ritual I recommend most of my clients to try out.
In the previous letter I said I would talk today about what happens in the mind and body when we are unable to act in the face of a threat, but, having spent the last hour or so on my social media feed I would like to talk about community, safety and reciprocity instead.
The time has come to talk to cultural anthropologist and sex therapist Madeleine Herzog. We hear her about the things that she is drawn to and her path to becoming a counsellor with focus on love, sex, and relationships.
Throughout my time as a therapist, I’ve had one main objection against therapy. It’s an objection that can best be understood – and potentially solved – through the lens of friendship and witnessing.
When it comes to getting unstuck, drawing a picture of your ‘stuckness’ can provide surprising solutions to help you find your way again. In this piece, the benefits of creating pictures in counselling are explored.
The second counsellor It’s Complicated interviews is psychological counsellor Valentina. She is specialised in eating disorders and mood disorders, and practices an eclectic approach based mainly on cognitive behavioral therapy and feminist theory.