by Gareth Taylor | May 19, 2026 | Blog
Growing as a therapist doesn’t happen automatically with experience. That’s one of the things that surprises people who are new to the profession. You might assume that the more clients you see, the more you’ll develop. That experience alone will...
by Gareth Taylor | May 19, 2026 | Blog
Clinical supervision in counselling is one of those things that every therapist knows they need – but not everyone has thought carefully about what it’s actually for. It’s a professional requirement. The BACP, the NCPS, and other professional bodies...
by Gareth Taylor | May 3, 2026 | Blog
There are two kinds of life events that bring people to therapy. The loud kind: a bereavement, a separation, a redundancy, a diagnosis. Something specific has happened, and the ground has shifted in a way that’s hard to absorb on your own. And the quieter kind:...
by Gareth Taylor | May 3, 2026 | Blog
A lot of people come to therapy because of something in a relationship. A breakup. A difficult marriage. A friendship that has shifted. A family pattern they can’t seem to step out of. They come thinking they want to talk about the other person, and they often...
by Gareth Taylor | May 3, 2026 | Blog
Most of the people who come to me describing themselves as “anxious” don’t actually mean they’re nervous about a specific thing. What they mean is harder to name. Their nervous system feels like it’s been running too hot for too long....
