Embodied supervision invites us to include the body as an active participant in the supervisory relationship. For many counsellors and psychotherapists, this is both familiar and surprisingly new: we work with clients’ embodied experience every day, yet our own sensations, tensions, impulses, and shifts of breath can remain quietly in the background when we step into the role of supervisee or supervisor. This approach rests on a simple but profound premise: the body often kno

Some people hum without even noticing. In the car. In the kitchen. While thinking. While soothing themselves after a long day. I’m not talking about humming as a formal therapeutic technique. I’m talking about the usual hum of your favourite song, or a catchy one that you can't get out of your mind. Humming is available to all of us, it is fun, and a way to point to something much deeper and more universal: our innate need for rhythm and regulation . Long before we had langu

When we experience trauma (especially childhood trauma) it often leaves us with more than just difficult memories. It can leave us feeling disconnected, fragmented, and as if we don't quite "belong" in our own lives. Traditional talking therapy is a wonderful starting point, but because trauma is stored in the nervous system and in the body, deep resolution often requires an integrative approach. Here are five of the best therapy options that I've found for processing past tr

Tribute to Gary Craig in gratitude for his generous legacy to the world. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) have revolutionised many therapy rooms. There is a growing number of research about its efficacy, including a mention by the National Institute for Health Care Excellence in the UK. Thank you, Gary.

Some therapeutic insights arrive through words. Others arrive through movement, symbols, and a sudden, "felt sense" of truth. The Hopscotch Tool  was born from that second place. Inspired by Chloe Myers’ coaching model and shaped through years of working with clients who think deeply and feel intensely, this tool is for those who arrive at therapy with questions that cannot be answered by the mind alone. This is not a tool to analyse life from a distance. It is a tool to step

When I talk about creative self-supervision , I am not inviting you to be the Super-therapist who's always on top of things, dedicating an extra hour of reflection for every client they see in a week. I'm simply inviting you to discover a few creative tools for self-supervision that can "spice up" your work; make you feel excited about self-reflection and supervision; and might help you play instead of work . Self-supervision is not meant to feel like homework. It doesn't nee

Anger is a natural human emotion, and learning how to contain anger can be very helpful . It indicates to us that our boundaries have been crossed, be it because something feels unjust, others have trespassed our limits, or we’re carrying more than we can hold and we are not respecting our own boundaries . Yet, when anger takes over, when it becomes rage, it can feel frightening, for ourselves and for those around us. This is why understanding and working with anger, rathe

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