Are Your Core Beliefs Holding you back?
Core beliefs are the mainframe of our thinking and feeling. They are formed in childhood and built upon during our adult years. Sometimes we need to challenge those core beliefs so that we can go further in our lives and fulfil our best potential in relationships and in our careers. As a counselling psychotherapist practitioner […]
Obstacles to Healthy Communication and Understanding: Counselling & Psychotherapy in St. Albans
One would think (or hope!) that communication in interpersonal relationships is getting easier these days given popular psychology books and various podcasts. However, this is far from the truth. Conflicted points of view, cultural and gender differences in modern society, can prevail without a meeting in the middle mindset. Increasing awareness of the nature of […]
Relationship Counselling and Psychotherapy in Hertfordshire
During my 23 years of practicing integrative counselling psychotherapy, I have treated many couples for various reasons. I have noticed that there seems to be a pervasive pattern in those relationships. I have come to the conclusion that there are bone fide chapters throughout their ‘book of marriage’. We all change over time but the […]
Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Counselling St. Albans
We all have the inbuilt capacity for ‘fight/freeze/flight’. From an evolutionary perspective, we relied on those inbuilt instincts in order to survive. However, as time has evolved, we have moved passed the hunter/gatherer instincts, in that our day-to-day needs have become more sophisticated. Sophisticated needs and modern society can exacerbate mental health conditions such as […]
Psychotherapy and Gaining Clarity
We have all experienced an existential crossroads at certain points in our lives. The inevitable milestones that we need to make sense of and master certain challenges. Sometimes those challenges reside within us. Existential crises could be viewed as inner conflicts characterised by the impression that life lacks meaning and confusion about one’s personal identity. […]
Counselling Services St Albans
The Significance of Goal setting in Therapy When you begin therapy, it might feel a bit daunting – where do you begin, and what do you want to work on? This is where goal setting becomes crucial. At Penny Glazebrook Counselling and Psychotherapy, I feel that setting clear objectives and realistic goals assists you in […]
Existential Growth and the Transpersonal Journey
After completing my degree in Psychology, I had decided to seek a vocational career in psychotherapy. That was the easy part! I had considered various strains of psychotherapy and after considerable thought, I chose transpersonal psychotherapy. What is transpersonal psychotherapy? I hear you ask. The transpersonal journey of exploration is a life changing endeavour.
Childhood Experiences and Personal Growth
In an ideal situation, we would all emerge from our childhoods as fully rounded healthy individuals. However, this doesn’t always happen due to difficult upbringings. With the dawn of social media apps and ever-increasing awareness, we are better able to identify some general factors in our childhoods that may have affected our mental health. Professional […]
Adult ADHD and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
How does adverse childhood experiences impact on individuals with diagnosed ADHD? We mustn’t lump all adult ADHDers in the same box. Individual differences, cultural and childhood experiences may (or not) exacerbate ADHD traits. We all face certain challenges in our childhoods for better or for worse. I have recognised in my adult ADHD Counselling in […]
Is ADHD Genetic or Learned?
It has been suggested by certain authors that ADHD is a controversial subject given the divided camps as to its aetiology. Namely, in the USA for example, it is seen as being “over diagnosed”. Essentially, I have a problem with this.
