Andrew Oldfield
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Therapy in unexpected places…
5th August 2024 There is no doubt that creating a safe and comfortable environment is extremely important for any therapy/counselling session, and a suitable environment establishes a foundation for practical therapeutic work, fosters trust and rapport between the therapist and client, and enhances the overall therapeutic outcomes. A safe and suitable environment for therapy can…
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Counselling and Therapy – Who is it for?
One of the questions I am asked more than any other is ‘who can benefit from counselling/therapy’, and my honest answer is everyone… they just don’t realise it. Although mental health is significantly more in focus, understood and discussed today than even 5 years ago, there is still a general feeling that stress, anxiety and…
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Coaching versus counselling/therapy – are they really that different?
In order to consider the differences (and similarities) of coaching and counselling/therapy it is first important to understand what we actually mean by coaching? Often referred to as Life Coaching, or Personal Development Coaching, the International Coaching Federation define coaching as: Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize…
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Neurodiversity and the Accessible Information Standard
BETWEEN 30-40% OF THE POPULATION ARE THOUGHT TO BE NEURODIVERSE On behalf of our partner organization Therapy Partners, we were recently commissioned to provide a series of 2 hour briefing sessions on ‘Neurodiversity and the Accessible Information Standard’ to staff at East Kent Hospitals University Trust. The sessions took the form of an overview of…