Cheating: how therapy can help in the repair
If considering therapy after a major betrayal like cheating, it's important to choose the type of therapy wisely - 1:1 or couples?
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- Jun 4
- 2 min
Couples vs. individual therapy: which one should I do?
Couples and individual therapy address different things. Here are some things to consider if choosing between the two.
- Jun 4
- 2 min
ARFID in relationships
ARFID can co-occur with autism. Here are some ways it can affect relationships.
- Mar 16
- 2 min
An ADHD hack for side quests
ADHD side quests are distractions from doing more urgent and important tasks.
- Mar 12
- 2 min
What are "beige flags"?
We've heard of red and green flags, but what about beige? I personally believe the concept of "beige flags" can hold some valuable...
- Feb 23
- 1 min
ADHD and autism in relationships (part 2)
This will be an ongoing topic I continue to add to. You can read part one here. I am also covering it on Instagram - you can see the...
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Neurotypical norms that don't work for autistic people in relationships
There are MANY norms about neurotypical relationships that just don’t resonate for people with autism. I work with many autistic...
- Feb 17
- 1 min
ADHD and autism in relationships
Are you or your partner neurodiverse, with or without a diagnosis of ADHD or autism? If one of you has ADHD and the other ASD, there may...
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
ADHD in relationships: taking responsibility
I work with many couples where one partner (and occasionally both) have ADHD, which can cause a little to a lot of friction in...
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
Check in on your relationship to yourself
Self-talk: have you got yours in check? Rather than focusing on how others talk to you, here's your reminder to check in with yourself.
- Oct 11, 2023
- 1 min
Decision making and self-acceptance
Sorry to break it to you. You can't have it all. It’s kinder (to ourselves and others) to accept that we CAN’T have everything in life…...
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
Dating a “family replica”: why you’re constantly triggered by your partner
What does “family replica” mean? A family replica is a person who reminds you of someone in your past and as a result you feel...
- Jan 2, 2022
- 4 min
Some traumas break us. Some traumas break us open.
When struggling to accept some of the things that happened in my past, I watched myself like a train-wreck in slow motion project this...
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
Is your partner “parenting” you? That’s codependency
One telltale sign of a toxic (romantic) relationship is when you notice a partner-child dynamic unfolding… This is codependency.
- Feb 3, 2021
- 6 min
Rejection: when to take it personally
The dictionary defines ‘rejection’ quite clinically as “dismissing a proposal”. I personally like to think of it as “a turn in a new...
- Dec 14, 2020
- 4 min
Six Self-Reflections for 2020
‘Tis almost the season of new year resolutions, but strewth, I’m still working on making sense of the last 12 months, let alone planning...
- Nov 19, 2020
- 3 min
Communication Coaching: how to express your emotions
One of the things I offer in my private practice is communication coaching. On top of my counselling and narrative therapy experience, I...
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Therapy for LGBTQI+, ethical non-monogamous and poly relationships
In my therapy private practice I welcome and embrace every gender identity, sexuality and relationship preference. It's incredibly...
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: is it for me?
If you've tried CBT before and it didn't resonate, please don't see that as reflecting any fault in you. I've had a few clients come to...
- Aug 25, 2020
- 9 min
Finding peace living with a chronic illness
Waking up to a nightmare One morning in May 2017 I woke up to what felt like the weight of 10,000 hangovers. Except, I wasn’t hungover....
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