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Ways to be a trans ally and ideas for providing practical support

Ways to be a trans ally and ideas for providing practical support

by Rachel | May 22, 2025 | lgbtq+

The media and political response to The Supreme Court Hearing on the Equality Act 2010 has made it more vital than ever that cis people show up to challenge transphobia and support trans folks.   As a cis therapist who works with LGBTQ+ people, I thought it...
Getting through Christmas when things are hard

Getting through Christmas when things are hard

by Rachel | Dec 12, 2022 | lgbtq+, Self-compassion

If you’re queer, have a difficult relationship with your family, or are just having a rough one this year, I wrote this for you.Greetings of the season friends, This year has (again) been a lot, for a lot of people.  Globally and collectively, in the realms of...
Self-care, self-soothing, numbing out and how to tell the difference

Self-care, self-soothing, numbing out and how to tell the difference

by Rachel | Nov 15, 2022 | Counselling and therapy, lgbtq+, Self-compassion, sporadic blogs exploring therapy through queer popular culture

The concept of self-care and self-soothing is one that I explore a lot in therapy sessions. A hat tip to the fact that although therapy can be powerful, it is a mere 50 mins out of 10080 in a week.Many people believe that self-care and self-soothing are something they...
If you found this site looking for conversion therapy…

If you found this site looking for conversion therapy…

by Rachel | Oct 27, 2021 | Counselling and therapy, lgbtq+

When I launched this website recently I decided to try google adwords to help people find me. After adding ‘lgbt therapy’ to my key words I was saddened to see people finding this website through a range of variations of ‘conversion therapy’. Just to be clear, that’s...

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