According to psychoanalytic theory personality is made up of 3 parts – the id, ego (self) and superego. The id is impulsive, self-centred and childlike. The superego knows what is either good or bad and it is the opposite of … Read more
Awareness & Gestalt Therapy
Our awareness is a very subjective experience. So much so that a client cannot be assumed to be feeling the same experience as the therapist. If the therapist wants to help the client, they are to make the client more … Read more
Parent Alienation Syndrome
‘’I am really angry with our father, he promised to meet us today and he is late again. Mum was right. He is showing us that he doesn’t really care about our feelings.’’
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is when the … Read more
The New Pacifiers
Laptops, mobile phones, tablets and similar gadgets are wonderful. I have use for them in my private and professional life, as many of you have. They are so versatile and you can use them for a variety of things, even … Read more
SUPERMARKETS – A parent’s worst nightmare
I was in a supermarket last week and I met a young boy who became my inspiration this month for this blog. He could not have been older than five, yet he made his mother struggle profusely, all because of … Read more
Discipline
How many times have we heard that discipline is the magic intervention to fix everything that is wrong? Whilst I believe that there is some truth in this idea, it is my contention that many of us fail to understand … Read more
The Absence of Love between parents affects children
How much should a couple invest in themselves after having children? A lot. It is potentially one of the most important investments within a family. For starters, investing in your relationship with your partner makes sense because being a parent … Read more
What Makes A Family in 2016?
What really makes up a family? Are we bound by social norms when defining a family? When someone mentions a family, the picture of a mum and dad with kids rushes to mind. However, this is not always the case. … Read more
Sex Therapy
This is how our 4 days of intensive workshops on Sex Therapy started. All my colleagues immediately started to smile and leaned back in their chairs comfortably. There are 3 important things that everyone in Lithuania is proud of. These … Read more
Nohlom Dwar Is-Sess
Nohlom hafna drabi dwar is-sess. Issa qed nibza’ li jien iffissat fis-sess u li mhux se nsibha facli biex naqbad ma’ tfajla u nibqa’ ghal dejjem maghha ghax dejjem inkun irrid esperjenzi godda ma’ nisa differenti. Fil-fatt jien zaghzugh kwiet … Read more