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Celine started the session “I was very irritated yesterday at work. I spent a lot of time on a piece of work which my boss wanted really quickly. It needed a lot of work on the database which doesn’t work … Continue reading →

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We are coming into the festival of meet ups, parties, get togethers, filling people with joy and dread. Is it going to be boring or interesting? Perhaps a better question might be am I going to be boring or interesting? … Continue reading →

Usually we thnk of a lifespan in a linear way – a straight line birth to death. But another way of looking at it – is that it’s circular.    The first half of a life – childhood, then teens, … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh a famous replacement child acted out is life through replacement rather than art. His painting was a medium he used to struggle to find an identity that was him not another. Not only was he a replacement child … Continue reading →

Lots of ways to reflect on this post as a metaphor  The wound marks that you come back from the front are visible to witness. The area where the wounds cannot be seen means a fatal injury & no return … Continue reading →

A colleague was telling me how she liked this psychoanalyst author’s articles and books             There is something neat and packaged about his case studies. The person being analysed seems disguised but real. The problem disguised … Continue reading →

One of the trainee counsellors told the supervision group about their client who she didn’t know how to work with. She didn’t know what to do. On reflection she said it felt like the client had had Enough. So what … Continue reading →

This clip speaks for itself As a reminder – that times pass into old times: as today will            Copyright Adrian Scott North London Counsellor Blog 2025 All rights reserved Disclaimer: This weblog is the view … Continue reading →