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How do I know if I need therapy?
Discover how to decide if therapy is right for you now. Learn about how your mood, behaviours and relationships can signal when you need support. Find out how you perception of yourself and others might reveal something about your needs. Ask yourself questions about whether you might benefit from therapy. Follow links to further resources at Tina Speed Counselling and Therapy, Counselling North London.
How to schedule therapy
With so many demands on our time, how do we approach adding therapy to our schedule. Some considerations on how to approach this task, including what affects how you use your time, how to negotiate shared commitments, how to set boundaries and expectations for yourself and others, and questions for self-reflection.
Deciding When to End Therapy
Whatever our reason for beginning therapy, how can we recognise when it’s time to work towards an ending? Some considerations on how to approach this decision, including the content and impact of sessions, the therapeutic relationship, wider support systems, and questions for self-reflection.
Introvert or Extrovert: what’s in a label?
The terms ‘Introvert’ and ‘Extrovert’ have become popular again in recent years. These two different personality types can be useful in helping us to understand why people can behave differently. Here I look at whether the meaning of these words has become lost in translation.
Seeing in the New Year
Whether it’s a time to reflect on the year that’s coming to an end or to focus on what happens next, the New Year often represents change in some way. Here are some thoughts on how we might approach this.
What’s an initial conversation with a therapist like?
An initial conversation, or Assessment, is a time for a therapist and client to meet to explore if they might be able to do some meaningful work together. More about this moment to ask any questions you have about the process, to experience a little of what the therapeutic relationship can feel like and to get a professional opinion on what might be useful for you.
Loneliness in Lockdown
Our contact with others can have a big effect on how we feel, and too little can leave us feeling anything from unsatisfied to abandoned. Read how being isolated can result in feelings of loneliness.
We all have Mental Health
We all have mental health. If mental wellbeing is a scale that balances our resilience against everything going on around us, what can we do when it begins to tip? How can we make it our second nature to look after our emotional wellbeing?
What just happened? Time to reflect
Perhaps now is one moment to take a breath and reflect. It’s not about whether an experience has been good or bad, it’s about the fact that something just happened.
Are you prepared to find your therapist?
Choosing a therapist can feel like online dating; there’s a sea of information to read through, it can feel difficult to get a feel for the person behind the profile and it takes courage to reach out to someone you don’t know. Some thoughts about how to go about finding a therapist.
Which therapy model best fits you?
All therapists will have a model, which is a way of working shaped by a set of beliefs about how people develop and grow. Find out more about types of therapy on offer and what ways or working might suit you and best help you reach your goals.
