Applications in EMDR & Brainspotting Therapy As both a therapist and musician, I’ve been fascinated by the application of bilateral music in clinical settings, particularly within EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Brainspotting therapies. I use this type of music with my clients and can see the way that it can support emotional processing….
Finding stillness in motion, and freedom in focus Creative flow is a state that I find fascinating. As a creative wellbeing coach, psychotherapist, and artist, I often explore how we process our experiences, not just intellectually, but emotionally, spiritually, and creatively. Creative flow is a state where there is a sense of complete immersion in…
Do you ever feel a sense of dread as Sunday evening approaches? You’re not alone. This phenomenon, known as the “Sunday Scaries,” affects many of us as we think about the week ahead and what is facing us. In this post, I thought I would mention how you can use a technique called ‘Expressive writing’…
Are you an introverted woman, in the midlife phase of your life, feeling a bit stuck, disconnected, unhappy or not sure of your next steps? If you would like to feel supported, within an online group setting, using therapeutic writing to explore and write through these thoughts and feelings, then do come to our group….
I have been thinking about ways to structure our weekly process expressive writing sessions and wanted to let you know about the way that I structure my weekly process writing session. I write every week to offload and process the week just gone, so that I can meet the new week with clarity. I’ve written…
Understanding Stress and Its Impact What is Stress? Stress can be a tricky concept because it straddles both psychological and physical realms. At its core, stress can be viewed as the balance between the demands placed upon us and the resources we have to manage those demands. Stress is not always bad. There’s an optimal…
Find emotional clarity through an innovative blend of expressive writing, CBT strategies and music I have written an in depth self-paced online course that you can take in your own time. The course will combine a new method for managing emotions with expressive writing to offer a powerful strategy that you can use to offload…
Identifying feelings using the Hot Cross Bun CBT Method Do you like the smell of hot cross buns? The cinnamon and mixed spice? If not, look away now. My partner just had a hot cross bun for breakfast, and the smell was gorgeous. I wasn’t planning on posting a picture of an actual hot cross…
I have written a lot about worry and how to manage it recently, and in many of those posts I have mentioned the worry tree. I thought I would create a page where you can easily find this template, and you can also download it for your own personal use at the end of this…
In our live expressive writing session last week, we looked at how to stop worrying, and we used a CBT technique called the Worry Tree to start training our brains to manage worry differently. The Worry Tree is a great strategy for worries, but there is another technique that you can use before this. It…
