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Dave Mearns on the counsellor’s practice of self-care

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Our view at this service is that by far the most important attribute of any therapist (and what we look for when therapists seek to volunteer here) is a strong, consistent commitment to their own self-care, awareness and personal growth. We take … Continue reading →

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Person-centred Basics: Janet Tolan on Subtle Contact

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The fifth in our occasional series of person-centred fundamentals. “There is a further way in which we make contact with each other. There seems to be no term for it in Western psychological thought, and so I will call it … Continue reading →

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Brian Thorne on the awesome task of the person-centred therapist

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘The person-centred therapist is charged with the awesome task of becoming fully human and the core conditions are the applied practice of that task. It is as if the work of the professional therapist in the person-centred tradition constitutes a … Continue reading →

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James Hillman on his book, ‘The Soul’s Code’

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Souls-Code-Search-Character-Calling/dp/055350634X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430473279&sr=8-1&keywords=soul%27s+code+hillman ‘We need to make clear that today’s main paradigm for understanding a human life, the interplay of genetics and environment, omits something essential – the particularity you feel to be you. By accepting the idea that I am … Continue reading →

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Carl Rogers on touching our inner spirit

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“When I can relax, and be close to the transcendental core of me, then I may behave in strange and impulsive ways in the relationship, ways I cannot justify rationally, which have nothing to do with my thought processes. But … Continue reading →

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Two letters to Tim Bond on BACP’s proposed changes to the ethical framework – Els van Ooijen

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.nepenthe.org.uk/ethics/ The second in our series of posts on BACP’s proposed changes to its Ethical Framework. We share the concern of many therapists about the nature and direction of these changes (and BACP’s political ambitions). We do not think this … Continue reading →

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Eric Fromm on Giving

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Gratitude to Jürgen and Lived Experience. The reference of life for this wonderful picture and quotation. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

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