Learning how to listen with care
I was (re!)watching an old episode of Scrubs (a medical comedy TV show) and the doctors admitted a patient for poisoning, but couldn’t find a…
Being on time for our therapy session: Why it matters
Getting to session on time is our responsibility as clients. But that’s not always possible. Maybe there’s traffic, maybe we got stuck in a meeting,…
Is therapy working for me?
Let’s say we’ve been in psychotherapy for 2 years, or even a year. It’s going well. We go weekly, we talk, we cry, even laugh,…
Online mental health care: What you need to know
It is very likely that you will google yourself into a discrete psychotherapy session with an online service provider before you physically set foot in…
Anxieties of freedom: Tales from a Sri Lankan prison
I am a male psychologist, working as a counsellor at the Welikade male prison in Sri Lanka. I go there twice a month, and hold…
Sitting in the other chair: A therapist being a client
As someone who works a six-day, fifty hour week in the mental health/ social sector that offers close to squat in terms of benefits to…
Coloring out the self-esteem demon: With lipstick and more
“Breathe in. Breathe out. Okay take two more deep breaths, you can do this.” Were these words running through my head before I was bungee…
Hanging on through the bumps: The benefits of group work with adolescents
One of the greatest perks of being a school counsellor is that along with working with the infectious energy of adolescents, I also learn and gain…