Will Bratt

07/07/2017

I just wrote a brand new blog post for the Heart & Oak blog!
“ or Dilemma? How Context Makes the Difference Between Feeling Stuck and Empowered”

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As therapists, we have a lot of conversations with people who describe their suffering as “depression”. Though “depression” can mean something different from one person to another, there is often a common element of feeling stuck with a sense of profound despair. However, for many people, de

06/26/2017

Brand new post by Laura Brow on the Heart and Oak Therapy blog!

"The Benefit of Knowing What You Don't Want" is the first in a series on bringing your desires to life.

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09/06/2016

My lovely new office is officially open for business in ! Get in touch to check it out!

Check out our beautiful new Counselling office!

03/18/2016

In a world of increasing demands and more and more pressure to "measure up", it's understandable why we might struggle with our sense of adequacy. Why I'm all about bringing bigger social and political contexts into therapeutic conversations:

Sometimes, the patient is depressed because the world is unjust.

10/23/2015

A lot of people seek help with their experience of frustration (or frustrating circumstances). What does the way you experience frustration say about you?

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Frustration can be a very challenging emotion. For many people, frustration means having a want, need, or longing for something that cannot be had in this very moment. In this post I outline the practical reasons we experience frustration, and strategies for keeping it under control.

09/16/2015

3 Common Misconceptions About Boudaries: http://bit.ly/1AiPRUl

Boundaries serve important social functions, but there are many misconceptions out there around what those functions are. In this post I draw on conversations from the therapy room to expose and discuss 3 of the most common misconceptions.

09/14/2015

Having photos taken today for an exciting new project. Stay tuned! ;)

09/10/2015

Interesting take on , , and : http://bit.ly/1JY4aiG

Eleanor Longden argues that mental illness is a response to traumas we have been through in the past

09/10/2015

Understanding Your Inner Critic: http://bit.ly/1MZk1hs

Everyone experiences "self-criticism". Where do you think it comes from?

There’s a certain type of criticism that people often talk about in therapy. Some people call it “self-criticism”, others call it “the inner critic”. So why do we experience inner criticism? In this post I explore some common themes from the many conversations I’ve had in the therapy room with fo…

09/09/2015

After a very eventful summer, I'm back in the blogosphere! Read my latest post here: http://bit.ly/1NhgEUE

Do you ever feel reluctant to open up or ask for help because you're afraid you'll be a burden?

In my first post of the Fall I unpack and challenge the idea that we're burdensome when we ask for help.

Have you ever had a sense that you might be a burden if you shared your problems and struggles with other people in your life?  This is a very common experience for people to have.  In this post I explore reasons why people feel this way, and challenge the assumption that asking for help is necessar…

07/11/2015

“Positive Attitude” Bu****it: On the dangers of “radical self-love” http://wp.me/p6fLUC-22

As far as I am concerned positive thinking will fu***ng ruin your life.