Articles by guest writers

What makes some clients more 'successful' than others in therapy? Why do some clients get more out of therapy than do others? Is it all down to the nature of the therapeutic relationship or is it also about the relationship the client has with themselves?

Counselling psychologist Veronica Freeman introduces a poetic view of Mindfulness-based therapy and an invitation to attend a training workshop on Mindfulness in practice

First impressions are important, even in the therapy business. What first impression of you will potential clients get when they visit your website or meet you in person?

Feedback that is. So do you use feedback forms with your clients? If you don’t you could be missing a trick. I’m actually not talking about the traditional use of feedback in terms of finding out whether they are pleased with the treatment. I’m talking about feedback forms with a marketing twist. What do you [...]

What’s your take on using social media to promote your therapy business? Is the jury still out on the subject so far as you’re concerned? Let’s go back to basics. Marketing in any medium is simply a numbers game: the more people you meet, the better chance you have to tell them what skills you [...]

I have always loved horses, so I was really excited when I was given the chance of attending an Equine Assisted therapy course. Equine therapy is using the mindfulness of a horse to communicate with a person. Horses respond to energy and body language and are very much spiritual beings. The therapy is very popular [...]