Category Archives: Psychotherapy

An edited Connect and Belong page

I’ve just been adding to the page for the Community Family Centres (CFC) ideas. I will eventually get to put all of it on this page….

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Group Therapy

Thank you for those who have been in touch regarding group therapy. We are now full for this group. Group started in June and will continue for one year wherein the members of the group have committed to attend the … Continue reading

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New podcasts coming up

Part of the ‘In my opinion…‘ series Boundaries podcast, find it here https://anchor.fm/debra-roberts/episodes/What-are-Boundaries-erjj8t We’ll talk about how boundaries are important in every part of your life ______________________________________________________________ Self care It’s not about putting yourself first…or last _______________________________________________________________ It’s never the … Continue reading

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Want to try it?

I wanted to bring something up that I feel is very important. It’s about how we talk to ourselves. How do you talk to yourself? Are you nice to yourself when you have that internal conversation? Sometimes I feel that … Continue reading

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What do you do about your anxiety?

Anxiety, it’s tough, it’s upsetting, sometimes we don’t know what to do with it, sometimes when we talk about it, it sounds like its a separate entity. Anxiety is often explained as if its is separate from us, as if … Continue reading

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A Process Group

Hi everyone, I been thinking about what was really useful to me when I was training and beyond, and I keep coming back to one of the most therapeutic and supportive things, a  peer process group. There were actually fourteen … Continue reading

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Self Compassion

Self Compassion, do we even think about it? If we do what we regard as wrong, how do we deal with it to ourselves. How far do we go to make ourselves feel bad. Would we speak like that to … Continue reading

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What are Boundaries?

I think a large issue for clients to be confused about is Boundaries. No surprise really because some don’t know the difference between rules and boundaries. When we begin to talk about boundaries, people say,  ” I don’t like confrontation” … Continue reading

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About Depression

Depression is a large topic but I thought I would bring a snippet about it today… When I talk to a client about depression in a session, I hear from them about the flatness, the emptiness and the nothingness. We … Continue reading

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An Interview with Depression

With stealth I come, I have to creep for otherwise you would see me come and be prepared.  You would know it was me, your shield from hurt, your barrier from pain and you would be able to feel the … Continue reading

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