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Please find below our recent blog posts...

• Energy Medicine
  19/11/2024

  Science explains that energy can be neither created nor destroyed - but can be transformed from one form to another. Discover some of the ancient practices that work to heal and support our energies…
  

• The Unbroken Bowl
  15/11/2024

  Holding space is about creating an environment where people can feel held, and seen, in the fullness of their experience. Emma Johnson considers what holding space looks like  - both in the therapy room, and our everyday lives
  

• The Psychedelic Renaissance
  12/11/2024

  A new frontier in mental health treatment, says Dr Sara Tookey 
  

• Holistic healthcare in pregnancy
  08/11/2024

  More and more women are seeking support during their pregnancies outside of the conventional medical system. Gabrielle Cheyney looks at some of the therapies that offer deeper wellbeing at this unique time...

• Seasons of the Soul: Winter
  06/11/2024

  Winter holds space for us to slow down, so we are more connected with the eternal cycle of growth, death and rebirth, says Emma Johnson
  

• Menopause support for body and mind
  25/10/2024

  How can therapy help guide us through the perimenopause journey?
  

• Discover inner peace
  15/10/2024

  Using pranic healing to support us in both body and mind…
  

• Reframing long-held beliefs
  10/10/2024

  Using neurolinguistic programming to deepen our understanding of ourselves…
  

• A smoke-free life
  03/10/2024

  How hypnotherapy can aid smoking cessation during ‘Stoptober’…
  

• Compassion-focused therapy
  30/09/2024

  Compassion can be a central tenet to supporting the mental health of ourselves and others, not just on a daily, but ongoing basis, says Christina Jenkins...
  

• Change the way you sleep...
  24/09/2024

  As more and more evidence emerges to demonstrate how vitally important sleep is to both our wellbeing and our mental health, we take a look at why you can’t sleep and what you can do to change it…
  

• Poetic Reflections: September
  19/09/2024

  A reflection on the tension between ordinary everyday moments, and the more wonderous aspects of the human experience...
  

   

• Going deeper with group therapy
  18/09/2024

  Richard Dennison considers the power of therapy in a group setting and how it can often lead to the kind of breakthroughs that don’t happen in individual therapy…
  

• The Practice Rooms Guide: Sleep
  04/09/2024

  The key to sleeping well is all about having a good relationship with sleep. These are the key changes you can make to your sleep routine...
  

• Holistic approaches to fatigue and long covid
  28/08/2024

  Can holistic therapies fill gaps in current mainstream fatigue and long covid treatments?
  

• The silent form of abuse
  19/08/2024

  Neglect, like shame, is not often talked about but is a type of abuse as much as any other, writes Rich Hayden, as he suggests how his might showup in the therapeutic space…
  

• The pillars of self-care
  12/08/2024

  Nurturing mental health and stress recovery by treatingourselves with more compassion and care, says Pablo Reina Martinez...
  

• Pranic Healing for sexual trauma
  07/08/2024

  An ancient energy-based healing technique that can work with the symptoms and experience of sexual trauma aims by balancing the body's energy field…
  

• Five Ted talks to change the way you think about happiness...
  06/08/2024

  We absolutely love these bitesize moments of inspiration that ask deep questions about happiness in a really simple way....

• The Practice Rooms Guide: Happiness
  05/08/2024

  With tips, advice and guidance gathered from happy statesacross the globe, and from hundreds of books and podcasts on wellbeing and joy,this is the essential guide to every day happiness…
  

• Confronting taboos around abuse
  31/07/2024

  There are multitudes of circumstances and conditions that could be deemed abusive. Vera Kong considers the potential taboos around abuse that can present challenges to the therapeutic journey…
  

• What self-care is not
  15/07/2024

  Real self-care can look like making hard decisions in the moment, and doing difficult, boring or un-sexy things, to look after your whole self, says Kate Ashley
  

• Put pen to paper
  08/07/2024

  Supporting the therapeutic process through reflective journalling can be so powerful, says Rebecca Murray-Gilling
  

• Make yourself a recharge station
  01/07/2024

  Self-care is about consciously prioritising your physical and mental well-being, says Edwina Pereira, as she suggests that therapeutic massage can be both a relaxation and a maintenance ritual...
  

• Taking a solution-focused approach to balance
  27/06/2024

  Stress and burnout are a normal response from our brains and bodies when we need to make changes in our lives.  The key is to listen, says Rochelle Mills
  

• Simple steps to work-life balance
  24/06/2024

  Managing work-related stress is crucial not only for your productivity but your overall health and wellbeing. But it’s easier said than done, writes Misma Hemming as she offers five simple steps forward to balance…
  

• Our filter and our compass
  17/06/2024

  Jessica Vassallo considers how our beliefs and values profoundly impact our ability to experience and handle stress...
  

• Finding your place in the world
  12/06/2024

  Men are often less likely to seek the kind of help that offers them a new perspective on an old problem, says Nicola Johnson – but family constellations is a unique approach that can have a profound, and life-changing effect...
  

• The body remembers
  10/06/2024

  Wellness is truly about the mind AND body, says Zoe Egerton as she reminds us that the cells of our body hold more memory than our brain
  

• Questioning, as well as queer
  07/06/2024

  Remember that the Q in LGBTQIA+ represents those who are questioning, as well as ‘queer’, says Kate Ashley, who offers support for anyone working through their sexual identity…
  

• Have you got communication anxiety?
  05/06/2024

  At emotional or challenging times, it's normal to find it hard to communicate, but sometimes anxiety can have a longer-term impact on someone’s ability to communicate. Dr Racael Adams explains the difference, and when to seek help…
  

• Taking the talking outdoors
  16/05/2024

  Outdoor sessions do more than just provide a change of scene, they help us truly reconnect, says Dr David Fong
  

• Poem of the Month: May
  15/05/2024

  Monet Refuses the Operation, by Lisel Mueller  (1924 - )
  

• The difference between coping, and not coping
  07/05/2024

  Burnout is our bodies asking us to pay attention, to slow down and to make changes, says Jonathan Moult
  

• The balance between thought, emotion and behaviour
  03/05/2024

  Mental health is not just about mental disorders, or the treatment of them, but also the ability to cope with the challenges of life, maintain healthy relationships, and achieve a sense of fulfilment, says Claire Edwards
  

• The modern pilgrimage
  01/05/2024

  Walking into wisdom - discover a new kind of spiritual journey, that is less about connecting ourselves with God and more about connecting us with ourselves 
  

• Taking care online
  04/04/2024

  The way we approach our social media is as much a part of our organisation's vision, as our rooms and our therapists, which is why we have developed a Social Media Code of Practice....
  

• Each In Our Own Way
  12/12/2023

  A poetic offering for the Winter season from our founder, Angus Ayaz Landman...

• Do no harm
  06/12/2023

  As a mindful and ethical organisation, our presence on social media is something we are continually evaluating and evolving. Read our Social Media Code of Conduct
  

• Nurturing Men’s Mental Health
  20/11/2023

  Society often perpetuates the notion that men should be strong, stoic, unemotional, and resilient in the face of adversity. Misma Hemming, from our Exeter and Bristol centres, considers taking a different approach…
  

• What does death teach us about love?
  15/11/2023

  A unique opportunity to consider this most important of questions, with internationally respected author, teacher and speaker Alexandra Derwen at Stokes Croft in December…
  

• Celebrating the season
  02/11/2023

  Channeling autumn’s slower energy can herald another beautiful revolution in your ever-changing year…

• Milestone moments of change
  31/10/2023

  Barbara Morgan, a Gestalt psychotherapist & Family Constellations practitioner in our Bath and Islington centres, shares how bringing ritual to the big moments in her life has helped her both define and embrace them…
  

• Embracing the cycles of life
  17/10/2023

  Gillian Sinclair, a homeopath at our Bath centre, shares some thoughts on embracing the hidden imbalance of your monthly cycle, and learning to work with, not against it
  

• Three simple steps for navigating change
  02/10/2023

  Counsellor Kate Ashley, from our Bristol centres, offers a gentle guide to supporting yourself during times of transition...
  

• A routine for rest
  19/09/2023

   Sophie Mehrlich, an ayurvedic massage practitioner in our Exeter centre offers some simple tips to help you develop a better sleep routine…
  

• Reframing our relationship with sleep
  11/09/2023

  Neil Saunders, a therapist specialising in anxiety at our Norwich centre offers some insight into the psychological elements of a healthy relationship with sleep...
  

• September: the month of change
  06/09/2023

  This is the season of shifting sands and new things. Helen Gormley, who offers coaching and therapy in Bath, shares some simple ways to cope with the transition…
  

• Working with Neurodivergent Clients
  29/08/2023

  Hannah Current and her colleague Lucy Wells offer courses to help Practitioners working with neurodivergent clients.

• When it's time to say goodbye
  03/08/2023

  Using the power and techniques of Shamanic healing to support people as they work through journeys of loss and grief...

• How do we hold clients safely in mind even after we’ve died?
  28/03/2023

  Clinical Wills, what are they and why should therapist have them? Polly Irvin discusses the importance and good practice of making them.

• Preserving your Jing
  15/02/2023

  In Chinese Medicine Jing roots us to the earth. Often known as our ‘battery’, it is the sum of all our ancestral gifts, our constitution, our emotional and physical strengths and our tendencies and dispositions. Here’s how to keep it fully charged, says Gabrielle Cheyney.
  

• Love your liver
  07/02/2023

  Many people are aware that the liver has some role to play in detoxification, but did you know that a thousand or more different activities have been associated with this vital organ, explains Dr Amanda Frescura.
  

• Do more, not less
  03/02/2023

  We are in an energy crisis of body and soul says Dr Alexandra Sticher, as she suggests how to keep your light bright.
  

• How to winter
  01/02/2023

  Barbara Gonzalez, counsellor and manager of Nature Based Services explains how this time of year provides a much-needed moment of rest and retreat.
  

• Five steps to succeed with your New Year’s resolution
  30/01/2023

  Solution-Focused Counsellor Catherine Mallorie shares her 5 tips on how to break old habits and succeed at your goals.

• Coping with complex family dynamics
  20/12/2022

  The societal and financial expectation to make Christmas special can end up with a pressure cooker bubbling to boiling point over the Christmas season, says Dr Rachel Adams, a counselling psychologist at our Exeter centre, as she shares some suggestions for a more harmonious holiday...
  

• What can we do differently?
  19/12/2022

  We are told every year that Christmas is a time for family. But what if family time brings about challenging dynamics that activate all your triggers and learned behaviours?  Daiga Osina, a clinical hypnotherapist from our Bristol centre, suggests some ways to support yourself during difficult social situations…
  

• Taking care
  16/12/2022

  In this season of frivolity, Lenny Marlow who practises homoeopathy at our Greenwich centre, reflects on the past couple of years, and reminds us that it is also a season of vulnerability, nostalgia and change. Take time to go gently with yourself this Christmas…
  

• Wing Walker
  15/12/2022

  “Do one thing every day that scares you”. We’re so proud of our assistant general manager Nicola, who, in October did a wing walk for charity. Here she tells her inspiring story.

• A More Mindful Christmas
  14/12/2022

  For the eco-conscious amongst us, Christmas brings eco-anxiety more than ever. Abi Saunders, a counsellor from our Hove centre, shares a few simple ideas to help us be more mindful of the environmental impact of this time of year...  
  

• A Christmas Meditation
  12/12/2022

  This simple and gentle meditation offers an easy way to reconnect with yourself during the busy festive season. Sit somewhere warm and quiet, place your hand on your heart, and feel yourself fall into that place of safety...

• The Hush Descends
  05/12/2022

  So much of our lives is loud and lit up with ‘things’. We avoid going into the dark because we are afraid of what we’ll find there, we avoid the silence because our feelings are too loud. But we need to trust that we can go into the dark and have the resilience to meet what truths we find there, says Emma Johnson 

• Preparing body, and mind, for winter
  30/11/2022

  Winter is a time to nourish ourselves and rest, both physically and mentally, says Dr Maria Amasanti from our Islington centre
  

• Open, Transparent, Lucid, Awake
  29/11/2022

  What longing brings us to the desert and calls us to leave the comfort of our homes? Sara Landman shares some of her revelations from a Sufi pilgrimage in the Moroccan desert...
  

• Winter is coming
  22/11/2022

  Winter has a bad reputation, but it’s time to think differently, says Elizabeth Thompson from NCIM, as she offers some advice for a whole-body approach to preparing for winter...
  

   

• Symptom and cause
  18/11/2022

  Only our own development, the widening of our value system, the deepening of our consciousness, will give us a chance of reversing climate change, says Angus Landman…
  

• I am who I am
  14/11/2022

  People are quick to play the blame game, especially when faced with challenges. I find it helpful to remind myself that I am the sum of every moment that I have ever lived, and this helps provide a little perspective, says Omar Sattur.

• Algorithms of the Stars
  10/11/2022

  Reflecting on a recent pilgrimage through the Moroccan desert, Angus Ayaz Landman shares a poem of sand and fire...

• Living with baby loss
  10/10/2022

  Miscarriage can be a physical and emotional challenge. Maggie Ju explains how acupuncture can help you heal…
  

• The Circle Way
  06/10/2022

  The Circle Way

  Like a yoga session with sharing, or a support group with meditations – women’s circles are becoming increasingly popular as a way to take a regular pause for ritual, reflection and connections, says Emma Johnson 

• The inclusive space
  03/10/2022

  The inclusive space

  Counsellors open their doors to anyone who knocks; but who actually knocks? Inclusion is about equalising access and opportunity and eradicating discrimination and intolerance, says Omar Sattaur

• The Sovereign Queen
  14/09/2022

  Ayaz Angus Landman reflects on the life of the Sovereign and the true meaning of sovereignty
  

• The body keeps score
  31/05/2022

  Bettina Falkenberg, who specialises in EFT at our Richmond centre, explains how stress can show up not only in our minds, but our bodies too.
  

• Menopause can feel like a very lonely place
  18/05/2022

  Coach and Nutritional Therapist, Nina Galley, discusses, how with support, reaching out and talking, can help you reconnect with yourself and others, helping to change the story of Menopause. Together we are not alone.
  

• Nothing is so lonely as being apart from ourselves
  09/05/2022

  Tom Carter, who works in our Norwich centre, explains that a sense of loneliness can often be down to what’s happening within us, as parts of our personalities become disconnected from the whole, leaving us to feel fractured and uncertain
  

• When the pressure becomes too much…
  21/04/2022

  Acupuncturist, Maggie Ju explains how stress shows itself in our minds and bodies, and suggests ways to release the pressure…
  

• Sleep: Physical Well Being and Our Immune System
  01/03/2022

  Hypnotherapist and sleep coach, Daniel Kroneberg, starts off Sleep Awareness Month with a guide on how sleep can affect our physical well being and immune system.
  

   

• Why the best life goal is having one and how to go about it
  24/02/2022

  Hypnotherapist Tom Carter shares with us the reason on why the best life goal, is to have one and how to go about it; including 5 steps to help you get there.
  
  

• What to do when you feel lost
  23/02/2022

  Psychotherapeutic counsellor and hypnotherapist Lucy Etherington explores the psychological dark woods of being lost and the journey of discovering the way through to clarity. 
  

• Homework: Beyond the classroom and in to the therapy session
  18/02/2022

  Behavioural Specialist and Solution Focused Hypnotherapist Antony Curtis explores the benefits of homework for clients in therapy
  

• The sun has come out: my illuminating journey with archetypes
  09/02/2022

  Dramatherapist Molly Holland explores the use of archetypal imagery in her therapy work. 
  

• The Ego
  07/02/2022

  Psychotherapist Isabell Thomas shares her poem about the Ego.

• The Great Shift
  21/12/2021

  Director of The Practice Rooms Angus Landman shares his thoughts on The Great Shift from a fear-based world.

• Joy to the world
  17/12/2021

  Maria and Chanden of Nexus Counselling explore how joy and contentment weave in and out of our lives, and how we can stay true to ourselves as we move through those moments.
  

• Inner Joy and Contentment: A wonderful theme for December and beyond
  14/12/2021

  Helen Gormley shares her journey and continued efforts to maintain a sense of inner joy and contentment.

• Finding Peace of Mind
  10/12/2021

  Hypnotherapist and Life Coach Clare Hines explores finding 'Inner Joy and Contentment' through having peace of mind.

• Learning to love change
  08/12/2021

  Counsellor Omar Sattaur explores inner joy and contentment through the ability to learn to love change.
  

• Coming Home
  06/12/2021

  Family Constellation Practitioner Barbara Morgan shares a poem on Joy and how she found this inner completeness through her constellation work.

• Happy Place
  01/12/2021

  Matt Hyde reflects on having a happy place to get through challenging times.

• The relationship between bullying and Anxiety and OCD
  29/11/2021

  Solution Focused Hypnotherapist Orla Kirby explores her experience of linking bullying to Anxiety and OCD, our individual experiences of this, and hope for recovery.

• Shining a light on bullying
  24/11/2021

  Drama Therapist Alyson Coleman explores how bullying can make us feel and how to build our own resilience.

• Bullying: a hard one to tackle
  17/11/2021

  Trainee Psychotherapist Luke Roberts reflects on his experience of bullying, the extent bullying can progress, our own roles as a bully, and challenging bullies.

• Bullying and how we can all make a difference
  15/11/2021

  Wellbeing Practitioner Clare Haines explores bullying, support available, and some useful grounding and relaxation techniques to be used at home to help calm the body and mind.

• Bullying – it doesn’t always end with school
  12/11/2021

  Counselling Psychologist, Nicole George, explores complex PTSD and how prolonged, repeated forms of bullying can link to this condition.
  

• Bullying across the life cycle: Don’t face it alone
  10/11/2021

  Psychotherapist Stuart Hannah explores the impact of bullying, and how to seek help.
  

• How to beat bullying without leaving long term damage
  04/11/2021

  Hypnotherapist and Solution Focused Brief Therapist, Rachel Newman, offers techniques on how to effectively deal with bullying.

• A poem about a bully's journey to change through therapy
  02/11/2021

  Psychotherapist and EDMR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapist Isabell Thomas shares a poem to illustrate the therapeutic journey a bully may take in healing themselves and changing their behaviour towards others.
  

• Why digestive health matters throughout perimenopause & menopause
  22/10/2021

  Katherine Corsan is a BANT-registered nutritionist who specialises in digestive health. Katherine explains the important functions our digestive system plays, and the effects this can have on a smoother perimenopause and menopause.
  

• A New Beginning (Part 2)
  20/10/2021

  In part 2 of her blog, NLP Coach and Nutritional Therapist - Nina Galley - talks about the gift of the transition of menopause.
  

• Changing the story of menopause - One foggy brain at a time!
  18/10/2021

  NLP Coach and Nutritional Therapist - Nina Galley - explores menopause as a transitional process and ways to navigate this time of life.
  

• The Menopause: Women’s Time For Change
  15/10/2021

  Kim Swinden likens Menopause to Autumn, a time of change into unpredictability that bridges between what has gone before and what is up ahead in the second half of our lives.
  

• Space
  13/10/2021

  Helen Gormley talks about menopause and therapy - an opportunity for reflection, reconnection, reset, and rejuvenation.

• How can counselling help women going through menopause
  04/10/2021

  Counsellor Catherine Flynn explores the inevitable changes experienced during menopause and the support counsellors offer during this life change.
  

• How to help your immune system help you
  08/09/2021

  Nutritional therapist Lori Webster explores the different foods that help keep your immune system (and you) healthy.
  

• Spiritual Wellness - Nutrition for the Soul
  26/08/2021

  Helen McHugh explores Spiritual Wellness - what it is and how to make time for it in the fast-paced modern world.

• Possibility
  23/08/2021

  Craniosacral therapist Megan Hatto explores spirituality in the form of being open to possibility.
  

• Healing Sleep
  20/08/2021

  Sleep Therapist Derek Elliott explores what Spirituality is, how it relates to healing and his healing work with clients with sleep difficulties.
  

• Mindfulness and Spirituality
  17/08/2021

  Alexander Isaksson explores Spirituality, Mindfulness-based Psychotherapy, the Buddhist Noble Truths, and the therapeutic process.
  

• Cultural Appropriation v. Cultural Appreciation
  13/08/2021

  Andrew Kempleton explores cultural appropriation, in particular within the therapy world in Western communities.

• Essential Oil Frequencies: My aromatic journey
  11/08/2021

  Lucia Miniewska explores the energetic frequency of essential oils and their use in healing therapies.
  

• Spirituality - making connections
  09/08/2021

  Jessica Barber explores spirituality in the connections we make with other people and unexplainable coincidences.

• Spirituality – making peace with our parents
  06/08/2021

  Family Constellations Therapist, Barbara Morgan explores what spirituality means to her, and how this links to our relationships with our parents.

• Inside Out
  04/08/2021

  Taken from John Snowden's own blog page, John explores our egos and how letting go of our mind and tuning into our feelings can help free us from the demands and stress of the modern world.

• Learning To Play, Playing To Learn
  20/07/2021

  Feldenkrais practitioner Dianne Hancock explores the importance of play and playfulness, as children and long into adulthood.
  
  

• Movement, Creativity and Play
  14/07/2021

  Biodynamic Craniosacral therapist Megan Hattoo explores how movement and creativity impact us, our bodies, and our lives.
  

• Create, Play, and Move to Reverse the Most Common Pattern
  08/07/2021

  Acupuncturist, Megan Odell explores common energy-depleting patterns and simple life changes that can be made to help heal.

• Vocal Sound in the Body-Mind Relationship
  23/06/2021

  Body Psychotherapist, Anne Ryan, explores the healing power of vocal sound.

• Sleep and Emotional States
  16/06/2021

  Daniel Kronenberg (Clinical Hypnotherapist) looks at the negative impact of sleep deprivation on our emotional states.
  

• Aphasia
  09/06/2021

  Dr Rachel Adams explores Aphasia, a complex language disorder resulting from neurological damage to the brain. It can affect a person’s ability to talk, write and understand spoken and written language, whilst leaving other cognitive abilities intact.
  

• Fear of Going Out
  04/06/2021

  FOGO - have you, or someone you care for, suddenly developed a fear of going out?
  

• A Self-Compassionate Approach to Low Self Esteem
  18/05/2021

  Sarah Lane (Counsellor) explores our inner critic and how to be more compassionate towards ourselves to help improve our self-esteem.
  

• Three Parenting Mistakes That Damage Teenagers’ Self-Esteem
  14/05/2021

  Confidence and Self-Esteem Coach Kevin Birch talks about the 3 main mistakes parents make that can damage teenagers self-esteem, and what to do instead.
  

• Self-Esteem
  12/05/2021

  Susan Malone-Hoyle what self-esteem is and how to improve it, including a Self-Esteem Inventory worksheet.
  

• How to build self-esteem and feel confident
  07/05/2021

  In aid of National Teen Self Esteem Month, Jessica Vassallo looks at limiting self-beliefs and six steps to building self-esteem.

• How to Boost Your Self Esteem in the Work Place
  04/05/2021

  Life Coach, Caroline Rushforth, looks at the causes of self-esteem and how to boost it.

• Coping with a diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  21/04/2021

  Nicole George (Psychological therapist) talks about IBS, the psychological impact it has on sufferers, and how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help. 
  

• Power & Control
  19/04/2021

  Family Constellations Practitioner, Barbara Morgan, explores Power & Control in our lives and the wider world.

• What does your gut tell you?
  14/04/2021

  Trainee Psychotherapist Luke Roberts explores the important role our gut plays, not only in the digestion of food but also in psychological wellbeing.

• Detecting Root Causes of IBS
  07/04/2021

  Nutritionist Helen Cooke explores 4 key root causes of IBS.

• 10 Daily Affirmations for Self Love
  22/03/2021

  Life Coach, Caroline Rushforth, shares 10 daily affirmations to help self love.

• It’s a woman thing!
  15/03/2021

  Anne Duke looks at dealing with the Menopause and what can help women during this transitional period.

• Western Diet Impact on Female Fertility
  08/03/2021

  Karina Smith-Reyes looks at the impact Western Diet can have on women's health and offers some online programmes for those wanting to start making positive changes.
  

• Binge eating when we're asleep - it's time to wake up
  01/03/2021

  Jessica Vassallo explores unconscious eating and our habits around food, and how to gain healthier mindsets to help practice more mindful eating.

• Does Sex Matter in Covid Times?
  17/02/2021

  Maria and Chanden of Nexus Counselling explore the importance of sex during difficult times such as Covid-19.
  

• Four Nutrients to Increase Libido & Sexual Performance
  10/02/2021

  Nutritionalist Karina Smith-Reyes looks at the impact on nutrition on our sex lives.

• But it was my fault
  03/02/2021

  Jessica Barber reflects on her role as a Psychotherapist when working with clients who have suffered from abuse.
  

• Metamorphosis
  25/01/2021

  New Practice Manager, Stephen Holmes, reflects on the New Year, embracing the darkness we're faced with, and emerging stronger from it.

• I am the centre. The centre is me.
  21/01/2021

  A beautiful poem written by Charley, our Practice Manager in Queen Square (Bristol).

• A Change for the Better
  20/01/2021

  Dianne Hancock explores the use of The Feldenkrais Method to help identity limiting habits and create change.

• Top 5 Nutrition & Lifestyle Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System in 2021
  06/01/2021

  Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach Karina Smith-Reyes gives her top 5 nutrition & lifestyle tips to strengthen your immune system this year.

• Poetry from Ayaz Angus Landman
  23/12/2020

  Poetry featured on our Christmas as The Birth Of Truth evening with Ayaz Angus Landman and bard Gayan Tony Donaghy.

• Mindful Walking through the Seasons
  21/12/2020

  Sarah Lane (Counsellor and Mindfulness Teacher) brings mindfulness to our everyday walks.

• Biophilia and the mind
  17/12/2020

  An extract from towards the end of James Brennan's forthcoming book, Making Sense of Being Alive: A Natural History of the Mind.
  

• Connecting with Nature
  14/12/2020

  Piia Laakso (Massage Therapists) reflects on the joy and peace she finds from connecting with nature, and how it can aid her and her clients in their massage experience.

• Christmas as The Birth Of Truth
  10/12/2020

  Join poet Ayaz Angus Landman and bard and psychotherapist Gayan Tony Donaghy for a poetic solstice Sufi ramble, weaving a mystical meditation and exploration of the meaning of Christmas as  “The Birth of Truth”.
  

• Is Nature Outside Of Us?
  10/12/2020

  Charley Roux (Acupuncturist) explores the beauty of finding nature within us.
  

• The Importance of Spending Time in Nature
  07/12/2020

  Physiotherapy, Matt Kinal explores the benefits of spending time in nature.
  

• A Wholearth Approach - a relationship of Oneness
  02/12/2020

  Starting this month's Nature blog topic, Ally Stott explores the 'Wholearth Approach' which recognises that we are nature - we humans are of the same Body as the wider than human world, of plants, water, animals, trees, insects, sky, rock.

• A Rock and a Hard Place
  25/11/2020

  Ben Jones (Counsellor) explores the portrayal of men as hardened individuals who must strive to perform, the threat this can place on their mental health, and how therapy can help men explore deeper within themselves.

• Hypnotherapy for erectile dysfunction
  20/11/2020

  Jon Creffield (Hypnotherapist) looks at the links between stress and erectile dysfunction and how hypnotherapy can help.
  

• Men, Be Kind to Yourself
  16/11/2020

  Jamie de Carvalho (Psychotherapist) looks at male stereotypes and learning to speak about your feelings.
  
  

• Becoming a Father – Why Dads need more mental health support
  12/11/2020

  Clinical Psychologist Jenny Griffiths looks at mental health in fathers - the struggles they may be under, how they might be feeling, depression, and what to do.

• Men’s Mental Health During Covid-19
  09/11/2020

  Owen Lewis (Hypnotherapist) explores the strain Men's Mental Health is under during Covid-19.

• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
  04/11/2020

  Katherine Corsan, a BANT-registered nutritionist, provides an in-depth exploration of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH).
  

• The Transformation of Cotham Hill
  26/10/2020

  Practice Manager, Sam Hill, write about the transformation of our Cotham Hill centre in Bristol. 

• The Pieta
  23/10/2020

  Poetry by Angus Landman on seeing Michaelangelo’s Pieta St Peters Rome

• Cage Maker or Cage Breaker?
  22/10/2020

  Villy Tichkova's blog on Addictions and how to recreate ourselves in a world of uncertainty and social isolation.
  

• Addiction
  13/10/2020

  Hermione Brown looks into what addiction is, the difference between a habit and an addiction, and breaking free from addiction.

• Facing up to addiction with solution-focused hypnotherapy
  07/10/2020

  Jon Creffield explores addiction and how solution focused hypnotherapy can help.

• Frequency Medicine Offers New Hope for Overcoming Chemical Dependency
  02/10/2020

  The first of our Addiction blog topics - Bioresonance practitioner, Kasey, explains how this form of treatment can help chemical dependencies.

• The Breath
  24/09/2020

  Emma Cayless reflects on her experience of true mind-body connection through meditation and the breath.

• Frondescence
  21/09/2020

  Emma Bartley's leafy ramble into the wonderful world of Greenery.

• Happiness through Body and Mind
  18/09/2020

  Psychotherapist Sonja Anthony looks at finding happiness through body and mind.

• Wellbeing and the language of the Body Mind
  17/09/2020

  Body Movement Psychotherapist, Hannah Murdoch, discusses the language of Body Mind.
  

• Holistic Health
  14/09/2020

  Susan Lacroix looks at holistic health and ways of helping ourselves.
  

• Mind and Body: What's the connection?
  11/09/2020

  Psychotherapist, Hermione Brown, explores our mind - body connection and how we can listen to our bodies to gain insight into our stresses and troubles.
  

• The Holistic Benefits of Healing Through Sound Meditation
  09/09/2020

  Paula Bowen-Scott explores the soothing powers of a Gong bath.

• Is Psychotherapy touching?
  07/09/2020

  Caroline Duggan looks at the mind and body connection through her work as a Body Psychotherapist and her use of touch with sessions.
  

• Mind and Body Connections
  04/09/2020

  Villy Tichkova explores the dance between Mind and Body.

• The Brain-Gut Connection: IBS and Hypnotherapy
  01/09/2020

  This month's focus is on the mind-body connection and holistic healing. Daniel Kronenberg starts us off with his blog on IBS and Hypnotherapy.

• Parenting in a pandemic
  27/08/2020

  Counsellor, Martin Alderton, reflects on his client's experience of parenting in a pandemic.

• Parenthood in lockdown
  24/08/2020

  Family Therapist, Richard Clarke, reflects on his experience of parenting during lockdown.

• Parenting Yourself
  21/08/2020

  Holistic Hypnotherapist Melody May explores the importance of parenting yourself as well as your children.
  

• The Right Port in a Storm
  19/08/2020

  The Practice Rooms' manager, Nicola Hall, reflects on being a Practice Manager in Bristol.
  

• The Psychology of Parenting in a nutshell: Reflections from a Clinical Psychologist
  17/08/2020

  Clinical Psychologist, Dr Jenny Griffiths, reflects on the psychology of parenting.

• A Pocket Guide to Parenting
  14/08/2020

  How to raise adults who thrive in an ever-changing world.
  

• The Millstone of Parental Guilt
  11/08/2020

  In our first of this month's Parenthood blogs, Jo Lloyd looks at the feelings of guilt that parents battle with.

• The Art of Listening
  23/07/2020

  In this short blog, Angus Landman outlines and suggests the four stages of the “Art” of listening and expands a little on each.
  

• Friendships (and what to do if you’re an introvert…)
  20/07/2020

  CBT Therapist, Tom Holland-Pearce looks at socialising and friendship as an introvert.

• The Practice Rooms in Exeter
  13/07/2020

  What our centre in Exeter and the surrounding area have to offer.

• Friendship
  06/07/2020

  The impact of friendship on our wellbeing.

• Pride or shame: Working well with LGBTQ+ clients
  01/07/2020

  Pride and shame: two end points on a spectrum of acceptance of oneself regarding gender identity and sexual orientation.
  

• Sleeping Clifton Practice
  30/06/2020

  We reflect on the vast changes at our centre in Clifton from it's opening last Autumn to the present situation.

• A Solstice Reflection - So too the World
  19/06/2020

  When considering the troubles of the world, I sometimes ask myself, if the world were my client how would I be in relation to it?
  

• Proud in the absence of Pride
  18/06/2020

  Zayna Ratta, an LGBTQIA+ hypno-psychotherapist, talks about sexual, gender and relationally diverse minorities.

• Salisbury - a historical hub
  18/05/2020

  Getting to know our quirky Salisbury centre, written by manager Alison. 

• Self care: a path to reach your dreams
  13/05/2020

  A how guide on using self care to manifest your hearts desires by our therapist Laura Cocconi, a holistic therapist based in Hove. 
  

• Practitioner Interview - Katrina Allen
  08/05/2020

  Getting to know one of our practitioners, Katrina Allen who practices as a sex therapist and psychotherapist in Sheffield.

• The energy of stress
  20/04/2020

  Why do we come to feel stressed and how does it affect us? More importantly, how can we discharge that energy? A blog by kinesiologist and Shiatsu practitioner, Jacqueline Lawes. 

• A little oasis
  13/04/2020

  Clifton Village - a bustling inner city suburb hiding a lovely little oasis. 

• Lessons from Covid-19: how to stay sane in self-isolation
  30/03/2020

  Some simple tips from Ana, a psychotherapist in Hove about how to care for our mental health whilst isolated. 

• Pause for Thought by Angus Landman
  28/03/2020

  I think this will be seen to be a truly epoque defining moment in human history. Are we ready to take advantage of it? 

• Managing Stress as a Therapist
  25/03/2020

  Creating and reviewing your self-care routine as a therapist to manage your stress better. 

• Nutritional Tips for Coronavirus
  19/03/2020

  Some nutritional tips from Helen Cooke, a nutritionist in Bristol about how to boost immunity during Coronavirus. 

• Online Emotional Support - Seeking talking therapists
  17/03/2020

  As part of a professional response to the current unprecedented crisis, the Help Hub are seeking qualified psychotherapists and counsellors to provide an online or telephone service to those in urgent need of emotional support.
  

• The Practice Rooms and Coronavirus - a letter from Angus
  16/03/2020

  A letter from Angus, the managing director of The Practice Rooms, about the business' stance on coronavirus, and how we can all help each other. 

• Mindfulness and Community
  06/03/2020

  When people first come into one of our centres, they are often struck by how beautiful the rooms are, both structurally and with the furnishings.