I recently went to see Nick Cave in Lisbon. It was a transformative and spiritual experience, something I can only describe as feeling like being suspended between this life, death and a rebirth.

A client recently said they noticed I do not hold the same blank slate/neutral positioning of other therapists they had seen. I had at different points shared something from my life that linked with their experience and expressed personal resonance with something they had said. I thought we (as a collective) could try and clarify some views on this.

“psychological growth”. we often hear this (or a version of this growth idea) from other professionals and people we are in conversation with. the term brings up a few complexities for us and we wanted to share some other ideas we cherish…

Recently we have been having conversations with several people who have come to know themselves and refer to themselves as “weirdos”. It seems to be used as a reason for why they don’t fit into “normal” society, and whilst for some people there is a certain pride associated with the term, for all there is a deeply held belief of not belonging, fitting in, being suitable for society.

Some clients have recently shared fears about becoming adults. Upon examination, this doesn’t have much to do with being the age that the law deems them to be an adult. It has more to do with “adulthood” and what this entails.

I set this up with my colleague, Rachel. Since joining the service I noticed so many of the patients speaking about the isolation of having a congenital heart condition and asking about opportunities for meeting others. T