KEY POINTS Choosing a therapist is difficult Things to consider are how well matched you are, and whether they use the right techniques for you Do your goals, personalities and expectations align? Therapists more similar to us tend to work better for us, but this...
Third culture kids (TCK), a term coined by Dr Ruth Hill Useem, a sociologist in the 1960’s, are those who were raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the culture of their country of nationality. They have the sometimes difficult task of reconciling both...
Author: Zeha Tembo I was a stubborn teenager, fact. I remain what I prefer to describe as a strong-willed adult with firm opinions, take that as you may. Whenever I shrugged my shoulders (which was often) – my way as a young person of saying, ‘how hard can it...
Author: Jasminder Bahia These reflections form part of the BAATN Introductory Certificate in Counselling Skills: Decolonising Therapeutic Practice course – Unit 5 (Our legacy of imperialism and colonialism) of 10 Decolonizing our Selves is a wild journey packed with...
Author: Dionne St. Hill These reflections form part of the BAATN Introductory Certificate in Counselling Skills: Decolonising Therapeutic Practice course – Unit 3 (The Impact of Oppression) of 10. “If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you...
soul intrusions These reflections form part of the BAATN Introductory Certificate in Counselling Skills: Decolonising Therapeutic Practice course – Unit 2 (The Impact of the Social Context) of 10. Is social context everything? Dionne St. Hill unpacks the impact...
listening through a decolonised ear These reflections form part of the BAATN Introductory Certificate in Counselling Skills: Decolonising Therapeutic Practice course – Unit 1 (Introduction and the Philosophy of course) of 10. Philosophical reflections from...
Author: Ayesha Giselle Dornelly Image by Joshua Abner In our journey through life, we often cling to familiar identities and patterns, afraid to let go of who we know ourselves to be. However, it is only by releasing these attachments that we can make space for the...
Author:Â Starnta Johal Despite being a British born Punjabi woman, whilst training to be a counsellor it never crossed my mind that I would want to work with people of South Asian heritage. I was focussing on the specialisms I was interested in, S&DV, bereavement,...
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