relationships
The Magical Power Of “So What?”
Committed Action In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy I cringe at myself every time I ask a client to “tell me about your childhood. ” As a psychotherapist, it’s a legitimate question, but it’s so bloody stereotyped! It reminds me of one of my favourite tracks as a kid – “Hyperactive” – by Thomas Dolby. Now,…
Read MoreHow To Win The War In Your Relationship
Is your relationship a battleground? Want to know how you can get the upper hand? My guess is that you will engage in one of two strategies to win this war. Strategy 1 – Maximising Maximisers are very good at pushing forward and getting their point of view over, often loudly. If you’re a maximiser…
Read MoreThe One Thing My Grandad Taught Me That You Need To Know
My Grandad, Walter, was a man of few words. I can only ever remember him saying three things. A traditional man, working class to the core, he’d sit in his armchair smoking whilst my Gran would whizz around him tending to his every need. It was a relationship that seemed to work. This was the…
Read MoreCrossing The Bridge: An Interview With Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Imago Relationship Therapy is a couples therapy created by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. Imago is a contactful and effective way of working with couples and closely related to Transactional Analysis. I’ve spent over a decade training in Imago Relationship Therapy, almost as long as I’ve been a practicing TA therapist and supervisor. Imago…
Read MoreThe Biggest Single Mistake Couples Make In Their Relationship
I see many stuck couples in my couples’ therapy practice in Cheadle. Why are many of them stuck? They’re focusing on the wrong thing The Single Biggest Mistake You Can Make In Your Relationship The single biggest mistake you can make in your relationship is to focus on the content – the who said what, when,…
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