So, Counsellor, What Do You Actually Do?

Recently, I had a call from someone looking for a counsellor. They asked me two perfectly reasonable questions –  “How do you work? And what do you actually do?” These are tricky questions to answer since the kind of narrative therapy I offer is not so much about what I…

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The Drama Triangle – Understanding Communication Breakdown

In 1968, Stephen Karpman first referred to the Drama Triangle model as a means of describing and analysing human interaction. Karpman’s ideas often prove useful in helping us identify the roles we ourselves play when stuck in unhelpful repeating patterns of communication with others – and how to step out of those roles.

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