Thrive Beyond

14/06/2025

Fabulous couple of days as part of the team facilitating training for the county wide clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in Norfolk and Suffolk. Excited to see growing within this organisation to support people in need.

13/06/2025

Delighted to have been part of the team facilitating this training for the NHS teams in Norfolk & Suffolk.

Excited to have just delivered our first level 1 training to The NHS in Norfolk and Suffolk to 21 highly qualified and experienced professionals!

09/01/2022

Sometimes the steps we take to ‘improve’ life can seem huge. Last year I wrote a blog about slowing down a bit at this time of year as the rush to start over can mask what we might really need.
Grab another cup of tea and maybe take a read, the links in the comments below. Or just watch the tortoise for a while.

03/01/2022

I spent a quiet hour today untangling Christmas lights from a tree, and then from themselves. It felt like a timely metaphor for the therapeutic process.

As I looked at the tree, knowing it had been enthusiastically dressed in the lights, I noticed resistance to tidying up this tired looking scene. The lights and the tree had made a great combination but it begged the question “where shall I begin?’.

It took a bit of investigating, frustration; one untangle forward, two untangles back. Moments of clarity when it looked like I could see the way out of the Christmas mess, disappointment when I found it was another wrong twist. There wasn't so much 'a place to begin', more 'a moment I started'.

Persisting when I felt stuck meant I got there in the end. The tree look exposed, the lights ready for a new start. I had taken that deep breath, and begun.

If you’re looking for therapeutic support to untangle something in your life, do email me.

08/06/2021

It’s beautiful outside my office today, I just dawdled a bit as I arrived for the day. I was really struck by the calmness of the view, still water, warm air, clear skies. Noticing too the warning sign ‘5 knots’. And a seat to sit. Often people can look as if their life’s sorted. They have everything and look ok. Yet there are internal tangles that can make really feeling ok a challenge. Taking time to sit in a new seat, with someone who can help you understand and make sense of your ‘knots’ is what psychotherapists and counsellors can help with. I offer a free- no obligation - first call for you to get a sense of if I might be the therapist you feel you can work with.