by gtccounselling | Feb 19, 2020 | General
*Attributed to Socrates. However, it is a motto inscribed on the frontispiece of the Temple of Apollo Delphi c5th Century B.C. People usually enter into counselling because they have an issue, or issues, of some kind in their life which is/are causing discomfort and...
by gtccounselling | Jan 18, 2019 | General
We always have a choice. Sometimes we choose not to recognise that. I am a counsellor. I had a client – for confidentiality purposes let’s call him ‘Mike’ – who was in a senior position in a very large international company. When asked to tell me something...
by gtccounselling | Jun 23, 2015 | General
Bullying isn’t confined to the playground although some people still adopt playground behaviour and attitudes in the workplace. This is an extract from Kickbully.com (I have edited it slightly there are also female bullies so I’ve added female pronouns but...
by gtccounselling | Nov 2, 2014 | General
The date of my last blog indicates the amount of procrastination which has gone on since then. Why haven’t I written anything in my blog since? A good question – laziness, fear of success, fear of failure, boredom, self-sabotage, creating the opportunity to fail on my...
by gtccounselling | Nov 30, 2012 | General
This is a time of year when relationships can get strained. It can happen for a variety of reasons. It may be that we are thrust together as a family with the pressure that we ‘should’ be happy and joyful and we’re disappointed that it doesn’t turn out as we...
