Creative therapies are very well suited to working with children or adolescents who have experienced trauma. Throughout this text, note that “trauma” refers to both Type 1 and Type II trauma, i.e., Single shock or developmental. Trauma affects many areas of the body and brain. For example, the brainstem, provides for life supporting autonomic functions, […]
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Dundrum Counselling & Therapy Centre is reopen for face to face counselling/psychotherapy on Monday 8th June. This is to facillitate clients for whom online and telephone options are not safe, practical or effective.
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Online and telephone therapy sessions available at Dundrum Counselling and Theray Centre
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DCTC reopened for face to face work with clients on the 8th of June 2020. We have established a comprehensive set of protocols and procedures aimed at optimising health and safety. We recognised that good ventilation was an important part of a basic safety plan and decided to work through the summer months with windows […]
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Sandtray (ST) therapy is a highly flexible, integrative, projective and expressive therapy which can be directive or non-directive and is very suitable for children. In fact it is often used in adult therapy too!
Read MoreTouch For Health Kinesiology (TFH) is a Holistic Body Therapy developed by Dr Thie in the 1970’s.
Read MoreCounselling and Psychotherapy are both forms of psychological therapies are are similar in many respects. Yet, there are important distinctions between the two. Below is an explanation of both counselling and psychotherapy and a discussion on the differences.
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Anyone with difficult relationships at home may find that being in the same house together is creating a fraught atmosphere. Not having our external comforts to offload/release/escape can bring out the worst in us.
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Many people who present for therapy cite wanting to ‘feel comfortable in their own skin’ as their main objective. Feeling ‘not good enough’ is another related and very common theme. I’m interested in the history of where these beliefs came from to help the client gain more awareness and choice in their current situation.
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