organismic self-regulation

Timing is everything. I repeat, timing is everything!

Bristol Therapist BlogFebruary 18, 20180Comments

the bristol therapist facebook page digest - january 2018 Quite a while back, I got excited and over-committed myself to an in-depth process of chewing over everything I read online that would culminate in a weekly digest. The two main outcomes of that experiment were an inability to get beyond week two, and a consequent reduction…

Therapy pro-tips: 6 emotional survival tips for England fans this Euro 2016

Bristol Therapist BlogJune 18, 20160Comments

Bristol 24/7 asked me if I could provide some professional advice for England fans facing the emotional roller coaster of Euro 2016, and I duly obliged. See: 6 emotional survival tips for England fans. ~ ~ ~ Photo credit: The Telegraph.

Simple questions, complex therapy

Bristol Therapist BlogFebruary 10, 20160Comments

The most elaborate of complexities can arise from the most elegant of simplicities. In gestalt, simplicity is achieved and maintained through a rigorous attention to the present moment, the legendary here and now. Gestalt therapy can be stripped back to three basic questions: 1. What are you aware of now? 2. What do you need now? 3. What does…

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Shoulds: the internalised wants of other people

Bristol Therapist BlogJanuary 21, 20130Comments

One of the arch-villains of gestalt therapy is the word “should”. If you’re in therapy with a gestalt therapist, and you start talking about things you should be doing, chances are your therapist’s self-talk has started going, “holy shit! Introjection at twelve o’clock! Kill it! KILL IT WITH FIRE!”. This is because “should” is treated as…