Mary Lye Counselling and Psychotherapy

18/04/2025

Amy Griffin explores why the relationship with your therapist matters more than tools and techniques. Spot the signs of a good therapeutic relationship 💙 http://ow.ly/8owF1065hF4

18/04/2025

Exams are coming, and for ADHD teens (and their parents!), this can be a tough time. I’ve written an article with tips on how to support them through the final revision push. Hope it’s helpful!

If you have an ADHD teen there’s a fairly high chance you’ll have seen one or more of the following over the last few weeks: • Your teen starts the day with wildly optimistic study plans, manages a fraction of this, then feels discouraged and hopeless by evening. Rinse and repeat. • They hav...

11/04/2025

"We rummage through the chaos of our inner worlds, through our multitude of selves, to discover what we are, what we wish to be, and our authentic relationship with the world. This process requires a kind of winnowing of those selves and the dispensing of any that are no longer of service to the work of becoming fully human. We must separate the wheat from the chaff. This is a necessary but painful form of spiritual renovation – to discard those ancient and destructive versions of oneself and become an actual person, unique among other people." Nick Cave

Dear Rebecca, B4 and Damien, With great pleasure, no small amount of gratitude, and even a certain pride, I would like to announce that

11/04/2025

I wrote this piece for Counselling Directory about the quiet wisdom of sorrow, and how turning toward our sadness, rather than away from it, might bring unexpected gifts. You can read it here:

Sadness isn’t a flaw - it’s a message. Mary Lye explores the quiet power of connecting with your sadness and what it might be trying to tell you 💙 http://ow.ly/5OJu10649Oe