A café-style conference was held at the Quaker Meeting House in Oxford on Saturday 15 March 2025, with thirty participants from around the country....
Articles on Counselling
From Tianamen to trauma therapist: a life-changing story
In June 1989, at the age of 27, I found myself caught up in a momentous event in world history. The previous year, as a young teacher, I had gone to...
Being proximate: when a hug is too much
There is a young boy, aged 11, called Pete, who loses his beloved mother to cancer and his world changes. The ground he walks on longer feels solid...
A glint in the eye: the importance of mirroring
I have always thought that people's eyes matter. Perhaps when we meet another person and look them in the eye we have a sense of whether we are...
Seizing the moment: thoughts about crisis
I noticed in the Wikipedia entry for the English word 'crisis' that its use has grown considerably since the 1950s. This led me to reflect: are we...
The Time for Statutory Regulation is Here
A shorter version of this article was published in The Guardian on 25 October 2024 Rachel Hall’s argument in The Guardian of 19th October 2024 is...
Thoughts on AI therapy
A friend of mine told me that her virtual therapist made a really thoughtful intervention and she thought I should check it out!I sent a dismissive...