Little Alfie opens the kitchen cupboard and pulls out the contents, squealing with delight at the clatter he has caused. Person-centred counsellors like me believe that this 16-month-old boy is, like all human beings, driven by the ‘actualising tendency’, his internal...
Counselling via Zoom or phone Though the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a long road to easing of lockdown restrictions, I will continue to meet clients via Zoom or telephone as I have since the first lockdown of March 2020. For me, working online or via...
In the pre-pandemic days we enjoyed city breaks, my partner planned our excursions to the last detail while my inclination was always to cast aside compass and maps and, like a greedy truffle hog, follow my snout. Or rather, follow the ‘desire paths’ of whichever city...