Tom Berwick Therapy

20/11/2024

“I’m not going to apologise for things that need no apology.” Auster

There is no such thing as being perfect! Research has shown that on average we say, “I’m sorry” 8-10 times per day, when in fact we do not need to.

If you are considering counselling and psychotherapy and would like an informal chat, drop me an email: lisa@lisasmithcounselling.com and we can see if we can work together.

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31/10/2024

22/09/2024

The editing of the first two or so minutes of this podcast sound nonsensical, but once the narrative gains focus, it discusses one of the most important topics in psychotherapy today.

Dr. Jonathan Shedler is dissatisfied. As both a researcher and a practitioner, he is frustrated with the misinformation that permeates the counseling field, muc

04/07/2024

You these phrases time and again...

"I joined the university course because my parents said it was what I should do"
"I loved my job, but I was given the opportunity of a promotion, and now I am unhappy"
"I got married because my partner proposed"
"They said I wasn't good enough so I didn't enter the competition"
"I didn't go to the interview because my colleague was going too and everyone says they are better"

I could write these forever, and I'm sure that we've all said something like this in our lives, however if you say things like this a lot, it's a sign that you could be listening to other people too much.

What other people believe about you, is never real, because they don't know the whole of you, and what they expect of you, is always clouded by their own experiences and fears.

If you want something, reach for it. If you don't, you are basically saying "What I want isn't important, therefore I'm not important".

YOU are important
You ARE important
You are IMPORTANT.

Need me to say it again?

24/06/2024

23/03/2024

Wonderful visual explanation fromTo You From Steph! 🗻

20/12/2023

"To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed -- That can make life a garden."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Anke Merzbach

02/12/2023

Wonderful picture, wonderful words

“We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we are not doing anything, we are wasting our time. But that is not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And that is what the world needs most.”
Thich Nhat Hanh

David Grossman - Stained Glass Sky.