As an existential-phenomenological counsellor, I believe that people exist in relationship to one another and the world around them. To put it another way, I believe that people are fundamentally relational beings and that our concept of ourselves as individual beings comes later. This is at odds with our capitalist society, which treats us as …
The main thing I took from studying Sociology at college was to question where information comes from. Why is this person or organisation telling me this, and why now? What are their motives? I think about this when reading the news, listening to official government narratives, when hearing clients’ stories, when reading fiction, and even …
If all goes according to plan I will soon graduate as a counsellor. To promote myself, and to make a habit out of writing regularly, I have decided to start this blog. Writing is important for me as a means of expression and self-reflection, and throughout my counselling training I have been writing a journal …