Arnica Counselling, Psychotherapy & Supervison

When I'm helping a couple, I'm not just in my office with the two of you, you've also unconsciously brought in the most influential people in your life; your parents, step-parents, grandparents, and anyone else who influenced you, both positively and negatively . The interactions you have with each other, and your children if applicable, are influenced by these past interactions. One of my roles as your couples therapist is to increase your awareness of this within your therapy, so you can...

What is trauma? Firstly, its' more common than once thought. It happens to millions of human beings every year, without them knowing. Trauma can be long term exposure to emotional, physical, sexual abuse from someone known to you, also known as Developmental Trauma. It can be through experiencing war or a one of event such as a terrorist attack, assault or accident too. Experiencing distressing events affects our brains in different ways, which in turn affects our nervous system and then our...