Psychotherapists and Counsellors Answer your Questions

Of course not, I am super human. More seriously, I have bad hair days and days when I haven't slept well or have a cold or a pain in my back. I forget things and make mistakes. I also have hard...

Of course not, I am super human. More seriously, I have bad hair days and days when I haven't slept well or have a cold or a pain in my back. I forget things and make mistakes. I also have hard times and periods of stress. These are all part of life. If I let someone down at these times, I do my best to apologise, understand what has happened, and do what I can to make things better.

Of course.

Of course.

Absolutelyâ??I have messy days, tired days, and yes, definite bad hair days too! I think itâ??s important to stay real and human, both in and outside the therapy room. Life doesnâ??t require...

Absolutelyâ??I have messy days, tired days, and yes, definite bad hair days too! I think itâ??s important to stay real and human, both in and outside the therapy room. Life doesnâ??t require perfectionâ??it asks for presence, authenticity, and a sense of humour when things go sideways. Being a therapist doesnâ??t mean having it all together. It means being willing to meet ourselves, even on the rough days, with the same compassion we offer others. Thatâ??s where the real workâ??and the real connectionâ??happens.

Yes, everyone has â??bad hairâ? daysâ??even me! But Iâ??ve learned that accepting those imperfect moments helps me truly appreciate the great days. After all, without the bad days, how would we...

Yes, everyone has â??bad hairâ? daysâ??even me! But Iâ??ve learned that accepting those imperfect moments helps me truly appreciate the great days. After all, without the bad days, how would we recognise and celebrate the good ones? Embracing both ups and downs is part of lifeâ??s balance.

Yes

Yes

Nobody is perfect, and we all make mistakes!

Nobody is perfect, and we all make mistakes!

:-)

:-)

Yes but they are hard to predict - sometimes everything should be right but its not and vice versa. Becoming too sure of oneself and too confident is actually probably more of a problem than feeling...

Yes but they are hard to predict - sometimes everything should be right but its not and vice versa. Becoming too sure of oneself and too confident is actually probably more of a problem than feeling unsure. I often think of therapy as unique in that vulnerability and woundedness often puts one in a much better position to be present with the client. Having said all of the above it would be rare that I would proceed to therapy without having meditated first and generally meditation provides the essential preparation for therapy as it primes one for being fully present, which is the ultimate and necessary requirement for therapy.

Absolutely!! There are days when I am out of sync with my own self and this does impact upon my work in the therapy room and with associated administrative functions. I do notice times when I breathe...

Absolutely!! There are days when I am out of sync with my own self and this does impact upon my work in the therapy room and with associated administrative functions. I do notice times when I breathe a sigh of relief when a client phones in to cancel or rearrange an appointment. These are days when I do attempt to counteract the sense of being off centre' by increasing self care strategies including such things as taking time to go outside of my consulting room during breaks and briefly walking about in the fresh air and connecting with nature.

Like everyone else. I'm still human and life is not kinder to me than it is to everyone else. Fortunately I now have the tools to understand these moments and the capacity to not feel trapped in them.

Like everyone else. I'm still human and life is not kinder to me than it is to everyone else. Fortunately I now have the tools to understand these moments and the capacity to not feel trapped in them.