Back from the USA

Well I'm back in the good old cold grey dull, I could go on! Had loads of time 9 hours in fact, so I had a bit of thinking time. To be honest I slept most of the way home....I did spend a bit of time thinking about the blog I left a couple of weeks ago about wheather or not as counsellors we work in the present? as every second passes, we will never get that moment back, its in the past. I guess that's why people take photos! Of which I take loads took around 400 while I was away and video too. This will let me catch that moment in a picture, I don't think it will hold the feeling of that moment, but will give me a different feeling when I look at it in the future, which will create a different feeling. Anyway need to sleep right now! thanks for reading my blog, please and comments if you like. have a great week end.

Last post

Sorry about the last post, I was doing it from my phone and couldn't see the bottom of the screen so I was guessing what I was typing.

Anyway, I have taken care of some of my anxiety by upgrading my flight to first class cost a few pennies, oops! its about looking after me! Something that some counsellor find hard to do, not me! I think that I I'm a better counsellor when I take care of me. I go to work more relaxed and seem more chilled out with clients.

So if your working hard as a counsellor, take sometime out in your day to look after you.

That's me signing off now for a couple of weeks, I will try to blog from the states if the Internet is up and running at the villa!

Take care!

anxiety!

i'm sat in the hilton hotel at gatwick airport, as I'm off to the states in the morning.

Been feeling strange today and I have been trying to work outlined what it is. I think that I have put my finger on it, its anxiety, not about flying but about being sick. I do not travel well at all, been like it since I was a kid and have carried it into adult hood. So how can I reduce my anxiety? for me I don't think I can answer it. It takes a lot of concentration not to be sick. Not sure where this is going while I'm typing. its great to experience anxiety because I do really suffer with it! only. Could thi

Do we ever work in the present?

Do we ever really work in the present with our clients?

Just been thinking about it a bit today, well quite a bit really. If I ask someone how they are feeling right now, has the moment passed? even by asking someone that question dont they have to think about it in that moment and not the one we asked them about?

Sorry if this this is not clear, I am typing it as it comes into my head. It makes sence to me but then I am thinking it....in the moment or not!

Comments welcome!

Still in the Office!

Its 6 in the evening and im still sat at my desk, need to catch up on my notes after messing about on the internet for a bit...opps!

Im sat here typing of course and looking at all the counselling books we have on the shelf.. loads of them from person centered to CBT....can a book really teach you how to be a counsellor? Let me type that again...can a book really teach you how to be a counsellor? and do you what I dont think they can! (you may disagree) I must admit I dont really like books and dont read many about counselling..Im a hands on learner! and I am sure there are people that will read this and think I talking rubbish and thats fine. Everyone learns in different ways!

Will add more to this when I get home!

Not well

Does feeling unwell effect are ability to work with clients?

I am feeling unwell today and working with clients, is it a good thing to do? I'm not sure of the answer to that question for everyone but I can answer it for myself.... I think I was there and listening with took a lot of concentration, due to my pounding head. The feeling in my head is like I am pissed, (I'm not by the way lol) Don't think I could work with clients if I needed to run to the loo every couple of minutes tho.

The body and brain are amazing, I'm going through a few things in my personal life right now and too cut a long story short, I am really enjoying being on my own right now, even tho I'm married and happy ( I like space). So is it my body or brain or both sending me a message to go home and enjoy the space before my wife comes home from work? Not sure about that was just typing out loud.

All I know is that what happens in life has an impact on how I work with clients with what i bring into the room and what the client brings into the room meets on some level. Maybe its a negative meeting of 'stuff' or a positive meeting of 'stuff' hard to tell really, even the negative meeting can be positive! now I'm starting to lose myself!

Think what I'm trying to say is we all bring 'stuff' into the room even if you think you don't and if you think you don't you do...lol

This is getting worse and worse need to stop now! hope this makes sense? be good to hear your thoughts.

Sunday evening

Helped my sisiter move into her new flat today. Had a lazy morning before going round to help. No counselling work for me tomorrow as I dont work Mondays....arrrrrrrr!

Then into work Tuesday for a full day...meetings and clients.

I am very interested in supervision that is my real passion. I read some interesting stuff on the internet to day http://www.infed.org/biblio/functions_of_supervision.htm worth a read. Would be great to here what anyone has to say about it.

Enjoy!