I often get asked for tools to help couples communicate the hard stuff, or just the stuff they disagree on or misunderstand. After all...

Kindness is a big thing at the moment, at least in New Zealand we have been encouraged to be kind to each other, maybe even to the...

Tears, Our natural inclination When we see them in another, To bring comfort, To give a hug and wipe away the sorrow. Reminiscent of our...

This year has been a journey of change for many of us. Each new level of freedom redefining how we can live our lives, with some changes...

Uncertainty is somehow contagious. Its apparent agenda something like dominating our thinking and locking us into its story of doom and...

I love the saying ... "It's ok if the only thing you did today was breathe". I think I first found it as a Toby Mac post. It covers...

Here at Heart Story Counselling, the advantages of being small and working from home means that there are no waiting rooms, or extra...

Over the weekend I got to embrace some of what's been missing in my life over the last few weeks, a trip to see my out of town family,...

This month I've been reading up on journaling in therapy, and the ways in which written words can both contain our experiences and yet...

Sometimes my job is simply To hold hope To anchor the sense That there is always An alternative story A story of hope Yet to hold hope...

I've been noticing those days, especially the grey overcast ones, where irrespective of how much sleep I've had I still feel tired and...

Counselling, Christianity, and respecting the other.

Simple Grounding Practices for Everyday Relaxation. The last few weeks have had me thinking about grounding practices, the various ways ...

Navigating the levels of alert as a counsellor, is very much a case of considering the options, and the risks of counselling venue and...

Sometimes, like now, it can seem like there are simply too many ideas out there competing for our energy and attention. Remember to...

Narrative Therapy reminds me that one of the most powerful ways to support yourself in uncertainty is to re-ground yourself in...

Choosing a name is never easy, a name captures what is important, what you value, it defines you. Settling on Heart Story was a journey...

Narrative Therapy has a beautiful way of saving our clients words from a counselling session, as jotted down while we are talking and...

Imagine the difference if people were known not by the actions they take ... But by their hopes and dreams for those actions And for the...