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[Family Multicultural counseling evolved over the last 30 years.

As the UK becomes more culturally diverse, I have come to recognize that clients are different, not only by the nature of their problem but by their cultural makeup. Multicultural awareness is an understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation of the history, values, experiences, and lifestyles of minority groups. These groups may include differences in race, culture, religion, gender, s*xual orientation, socioeconomic status, disabilities, or age. Joys Cottage Counselling have an inclusive approach where develop multicultural competencies in order to effectively work with clients from diverse backgrounds. I am willing to learn more about my client’s worldview, belief systems, and culture. Learning about and addressing the client’s realities will allow me to create culturally sensitive interventions.

28/09/2023

I am back in the office, I have been back for nearly a month after a lovely summer break.

I was reflecting yesterday with supervisees and peer supervisors about our work. How do we come to choose this profession? What drives us to do what we do?

We, Analysts, Psychotherapists are right in stating that it is not a job like other: it is not learned, it is transmitted. It is as much of an art as it is a science and it is definitely a way of being in the world.

That is my conclusion anyway!

Hope you had a wonderful September.

31/12/2021

As we close the door on another year, we have the chance to pause & reflect.

I cannot tell you what the future holds for us. But I can tell you that it will be worthy of all the stuggles we are going// have gone through.

Have a growthful 2022. See you on the other side!

13/11/2021

Just a Saturday evening reminder to us all that we are deserving of healing. That we’re worthy of change. That we are built to expand and stretch into our best selves.

Happy weekend everyone!

10/10/2021

Online po*******hy has become the primary form of s*x education for young people, and the average age for kids to start accessing it is 11 years old.

Tackling p**n culture is clearly a key part of tackling s*xual violence towards women.

Did you know that p**n sites get more visits each month than Amazon, Twitter and Netflix combined!?

How can we educate our children? By talking about it regularly from an early age. Unfortunately it is inescapable for them but as parents we can help them understand and explore together what healthy relationships and s*xuality look like!

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09/10/2021

Supporting teens is much more about guiding than being in the driving seat. At the same time, taking the back-seat is too far behind. You are aiming to be a bit like a fabulous driving instructor or co-pilot, who sits alongside their young learner, encouraging them, keeping them calm. Know to expect the occasional stall and sometimes warn them about the road ahead, but only take over the controls in a real emergency.

I love this wonderful analogy from the

05/10/2021

Did you know that the teenage brain is orientated towards five priorities? [ in no particular order]

♧peers

♧self-identity

♧independence

♧emotionally driven learning

♧ new experiences

What can we do as parents?

Adolescents need a stable, predictable and nurturing environment at the very time that their quest for autonomy and the resulting confrontation is at its peak.

Our role is to support them to ensure they feel safe and positively motivated so that all that brain power can be channelled into the thinking brain and those activities so important to them.

29/09/2021

And it also applies to our emotional thermostat.

Why is it that most of the times we struggle to read the signs?

Can we observe what we need in order to avoid running out of steam?

What are your clues? When is it your time to stop and nurture yourself?

08/09/2021

Meeting our children where they are might not be an easy task but it should be our priority.

We often don't know how to do it well, or not at all. Often parents of teenagers frequently tell me that they no longer know how to connect with their children.

How do we do that?

♧Pay close attention to what they says

♧ Create little rituals to connect

♧ If we are a good listener, they will share his or her problems with us. Often teens don't want us to step in and solve problems. They need to learn that by themselves. However they need is to be near by.

♧ Hug them every day!
No matter how old you are, everyone needs regular attention and love from those they love. Giving your teen a hug and saying 'I love you' is one of the easiest ways to stay connected.

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01/09/2021

We, humans, are interpretative creatures and we move through our lives creating meaning.

This steady accumulation of meaning, is articulated to us, in the form of stories. Loads of stories about ourselves.

A story about our relationships. A story about our work. A story about our time at school. The stories we tell ourselves come to define who we think we are. This stories commands us, in some ways it defines us and governs our thoughts, actions and aspirations.

I am passionate about language and meaning. It is fascinating how they are largely inherited from our social & cultural environments, our families and as a result they forge our interpretation of our lives.

But are they real? Are they stories of stories?

24/08/2021

This is so beautiful!

And a lovely reminder that is the very little things that keep us going.
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10/08/2021

There is beautiful and amazing journey that comes with adolescence. It's a great time of opportunity, not only for our children but for ourselves.

The more I learn and studied, the more I realised what a wonderful opportunity and honour parenting a teen can be.

It certainly isn't easy, but if we can really be there for our kids in this phase, the benefits can be huge for them.

If you are struggling with your teen, just stop, shift your perspective, take some time away, talk to your dear friends, seek help.

26/07/2021

Rupture & Repair is a key aspect from attachment theory and how children learn and develop.

What we now know that predicts a strong and healthy relationship isn't about the numbers of ruptures but whether these ruptures have been repaired.

Conflict is inevitable, it is part of being humans, but how we come back together and (re) connect with our children is very important for their wellbeing.

How do we model connection? How do we model good behaviour? Do we apologise to our children? Do we let them know we might have been wrong? What kind of conversations we want to have & develop?

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Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 8pm
Sunday	9am - 8pm

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+441892459667

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http://joyscottagecounselling.co.uk/

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