Category Archives: North London Counsellor Blog

The 45 day Maha Kumbh Mela, aka Great Pitcher Festival will attract over 400 million people. For many it is a once in a lifetime event happening every 12 years. The aim is to bathe in the sacred waters to … Continue reading →

John began by telling me that he didn’t want to marry his fiancee. “I love my girlfriend, we’ve been together for three years. Some days getting married seems like the best. Other days I cannot bear to think about it.” … Continue reading →

Sybil Phoenix fostered many children in Lewisham. Against the racism in the UK she managed to survive the odds and rescue children who had no families to go to. The infinte visceral hatred she had to endure from the community … Continue reading →

Silence in the therapy room is not in fashion at the moment. Strategies, courses, reading, exercises & self help is what the profession promotes. Rather than wait for something to emerge from a quiet silence of Free Association: doing is … Continue reading →

John 22yrs old came to his first session with his mother. After an explanation that it would be better for him to attend the sessions without her: she went to the shops and picked him up at the end of … Continue reading →

Creative Indifference is a term in Gestalt Therapy to describe a state of unbiased awareness. Creative can mean the doing of something artistic: that comes from the heart not the head. Here it means a familiarity: a yearning for emotional … Continue reading →

“I think therapy is making me depressed” Gia announced. Gia’s relationship has drifted away, and she is left abandoned, alone. Depressed. Whatever is thought about Klein and her depressive position there is a period of therapy usually about 18 months … Continue reading →

The Democrats have lost again. Twice. For similar reasons.   They missed: blinded by their own light. In 2016 they missed the Deplorables. In 2024 the Working Class feeling poor. Their outlook of fairness, reasonableness, with no discernable policies was projected … Continue reading →

Apparently there are enough empty houses in the UK to satisfy the population without building anymore. Many houses are empty because families cannot let go of them. They have sentimental value. They were brought up there, or thier mother died … Continue reading →

With trends like OK Boomer and Millennial Sensitivity the clashes between the generations continue. As they always have. Generational characteristics form us particularly around our peer group. They are an intrinsic part of our early experience. We remain still but … Continue reading →