COVID-19

Welcome to A Differentiated Life… In Session

As my private practise has moved online during lockdown, I’ve been thinking about what I might be able to be able to support the wider community. I’ve decided to offer regular virtual therapy sessions. Life has changed really fast over the last few weeks. We are all faced with [...]

2020-05-13T11:05:27+00:00Categories: Blog, COVID-19|Tags: |

Session #12 Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

This session is all about the power of humour to dispel anxiety. Laughter acts like a vaccine against the contagious force of anxiety. It reduces anxiety by changing our physiological states, increasing our connection to positive emotions and altering our perspective on our circumstances. Laughing with others can [...]

2020-11-19T11:28:21+00:00Categories: Blog, COVID-19|Tags: , |

Session #11 Keep Calm & Breathe

Today’s session is about taking a breath. Something so simple and yet so profound. Why? Because improving our breathing can actively reduce our anxiety. This session explains why and introduces you to a couple of exercises to help you develop some great breathing habits. I’ve created an information [...]

2020-05-18T08:45:14+00:00Categories: Blog, COVID-19|Tags: |

Session #10 “You’re just like your mother!”

Today’s session is about starting to spot how predictable we are. How sometimes we can be “just like our mother!" We all have patterned responses to situations of pressure and conflict. These patterns develop in our early years through experiences in our key relationships. When we get better at [...]

2020-05-13T11:07:49+00:00Categories: Blog, COVID-19|Tags: |

Session #5 “I Can’t Support my Family & Feel so Helpless”

Today’s session is about feeling helpless because you're stuck in lockdown and can’t support your family. The battle against COVID-19 is being fought by the care-givers. The NHS and other key workers who prioritise other's well-being above their own. Their work is amazing. But in lockdown we are not [...]

Session #4 “I’m Feeling Claustrophobic with my Partner Under My Feet All Day”

Today’s session is about how to survive (and thrive) with your other half under your feet all day Every relationship system (whether a family, group of flat mates or work team) creates particular  ways of being with each other. We might call it group culture or recognise it through [...]