Blog 6: A Blended Power Balance – Rethinking Power in the Therapy Room
Blog 6: A Blended Power Balance – Rethinking Power in the Therapy Room At Connections Counselling, we’ve committed to seven core values, not as ideals to be spoken about once and shelved but as living principles that shape how we practice, relate, and show up. The third of these is A Blended Power Balance. It might not be a phrase you hear often in therapy spaces but it’s one we believe urgently needs to be named, explored, and embodied. What Do We Mean by Power? Power exists in every relationship. It isn’t inherently bad, in fact it can be […]
Blog 5 – Why Counselling in the NHS Must Evolve
Human First: Why Counselling in the NHS Must Evolve — and How We’re Working to Fill the Gaps At Connections Counselling, we often return to one simple but profound question: What actually helps someone grow? Not just a temporary relief from distress or a momentary distraction but a deep, sustained shift that brings a person into fuller relationship with themselves and the world around them. In all my research and in every room I’ve sat in, the answer is rarely a technique. It’s not a worksheet. It’s not even the modality. It’s the relationship. A nurtured, respectful, human connection. That’s […]
Blog 4: Welcoming Counsellors and becoming a CIC
Blog 4: Welcoming Counsellors and Therapists — In Edinburgh and Online Across the UK Connections Counselling is now a Community Interest Company (CIC) “We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy.” — Carl Rogers As counsellors, we know the power of space — not just physical, […]
Blog 3 – Nurtured Connections
Blog 3; Value 2: Nurtured Connections - Building Something Real We are born in relationship, we are wounded in relationship, and we can be healed in relationship. – Harville Hendrix At Connections Counselling, nurturing is not just something we do, it is something we are. It lives in the way you are greeted […]
Accessible to all – Blog 2
Accessible to everyone: Blog 2 Connections Counselling: Our Commitment to Accessible Counselling Hello and welcome to Connections Counselling! I am pleased to announce that we are officially open for all client and counsellor enquiries, and sessions are now underway. As this journey begins, I want to share each one of the core values […]
Blog 1 – Creating Connections – Counselling in Edinburgh
Hello, I am Ian, founder of Connections Counselling. Here to assist in the facilitation of growth and nurture change, to help people help themselves, via counselling in a therapeutic relationship. Or at least, I am going to do my best to try. In the same way we exercise to look after our physical health, it […]