Congruence

Congruence

In this third of three videos about ‘core conditions’ for therapists, I talk about congruence, our ability to acknowledge and express our own truth in an honest, helpful way. Is being honest with ourselves more tricky in lock-down? interesting article here Along with...
Unconditional positive regard

Unconditional positive regard

In this second of three videos about ‘core conditions’ for therapists, Gwilym talks about unconditional positive regard, our mind-set that people are OK, everyone is deserving of love and kindness just for existing. What about Hitler?! An unconditional loving kindness...
Empathy

Empathy

In this first of three videos about ‘core conditions’ for therapists, I talk about empathy – our intention to put ourselves in other people’s shoes. A lack of empathy can lead to a wide range of challenges. Along with ‘Unconditional positive regard’ and...
Do you love me?

Do you love me?

Being cooped up with our nearest and dearest for so long leads inevitably to tensions and differences in the ways we usually communicate.  It’s not just our partners, some of us are sharing lock-down with lots of folk and some of us are alone, communicating...