therapy-via-zoom

What a year!

I am really excited by the possibilities of online therapy. So excited in fact that I am very happy to offer a £20 deal for your first hour of therapy. All you have to do is pay online and I will be in touch so that we can agree a day and time that suits us. Quick. Easy. Safe. Secure.

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Can humour help therapy? Let’s ask Codin…

Last week I sliced the head of my Vizier clean off with one stroke of my flashing blade. It was glorious, his head flew across the room and out of the window, where it bounced and rolled into a pumpkin patch.

GRIEF.

One of our biggest causes of anxiety, fear, grief and even anger is that we live in a world where we have the illusion that we can control everything. We can’t. We want the world to stay the same. It won’t. Change is inevitable, in fact it’s constant, we just don’t tend to see it, but small changes happen every day.

My favourite therapy technique: The use of Metaphor.

I use metaphor a lot. I find that it works to my strengths and my therapy style. It’s certainly not the only therapy tool I use, but it’s one that I have found to be very successful. It works, because it is a story with a purpose, and is therefore SYMBOLIC.

COVID-19, Mental Health & Anxiety

Traditionally, mental health has always been the poor relation when it comes to funding. If this situation does not improve, the consequences of Covid-19 may echo down future years for some time to come.

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My Parents- Positive and Negative

I thought I’d share this with you all, because my parents in some ways were total opposites. Just like a battery- one positive and one negative.

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Can Therapy be Fun?

Can therapy be fun? That’s an interesting question, can therapy indeed be fun. After all, therapy can be a tough place to be. You are sitting opposite someone you don’t …

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You don’t have to be a pagan to burn stuff

You don’t have to be a pagan to burn stuff. This blog follows on from my recent blog about Paganism and Wellbeing. https://www.philgowler.co.uk/uncategorized/wellbeing-and-paganism/ Have you ever set fire to things …