Renetta (Netty)May 12 minChanging our self-talkI believe that always trying to be positive can be toxic but then so can always being negative! I started reading a book called coffee...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 182 minFree play for all!!!!!The importance of free play has been lost under the pressure to reach high academic success. But what is the cost to a child’s cognitive,...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 121 minA little thought about thinking!I am a thinker, I like to think, actually I absolutely love to think. Not all my thinking is useful though and sometimes I think myself...
Renetta (Netty)Jan 21 minReady for adventures!Out for a walk with my Grandson yesterday and we both looked to the sky, my Grandson said he saw a phoenix in the clouds so I took a...
Renetta (Netty)Nov 2, 20212 minThe unsayable - show not tell.When people ask me what I do for a living I tell them I get paid to play, but what I do is so much more than that. Play and creativity...
Renetta (Netty)Nov 2, 20211 minThe Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog by Bruce D. Perry and Mia SzalavitzI was fascinated by the thinking about the brain and how early trauma can affect the growth of the brain. I knew that we weren't born...
Renetta (Netty)Oct 17, 20211 minBlame my brain! (or is that just an excuse?)I don't think we can ever read too many books about the brain. This book really got me to thinking about the young people I work with. ...
Renetta (Netty)Sep 30, 20211 minSupervision and reflective practice prevents compassion burnout Supervision is not just about monitoring and checking that my work is ethical, safe and appropriately focused on the client, it is also...
Renetta (Netty)Aug 30, 20211 minThe 8 Principles of Play TherapyI am re-reading Play Therapy by Virginia M. Axeline. Though some of it is a little out-dated the 8 principles of Play Therapy are a good...
Renetta (Netty)Jul 19, 20211 minSomething personal:I will be fifty next year and have only just started to feel comfortable in my skin. I still have moments when I look in the mirror and...
Renetta (Netty)Jul 14, 20212 minWhy I think play in therapy is importantI was asked yesterday how play in therapy works. I have got so used to play as a communication that I found it hard to explain. Often...
Renetta (Netty)Jul 6, 20211 minLet there be mess!As a counsellor I believe when we allow children and young people to engage in messy play we are metaphorically showing them that we can...
Renetta (Netty)Jul 2, 20212 minHard reads but fascinating learning!This month I have been working on myself rather than thinking of anyone I am working with. This has lead me to a couple of books I feel...
Renetta (Netty)Jun 18, 20211 minMichael Rosen's Book of Play: Why Play Really Matters, and 101 Ways To Get More Of It In Your LifeI love, love, love this book! As a child and adolescent counsellor who uses play, role-play and arts to provide therapeutic interventions...
Renetta (Netty)Jun 14, 20211 minThe Learning Triangle - Heather GeddesThis morning I was thinking about what children and young people might have missed out on in the past couple of years with schools having...
Renetta (Netty)May 26, 20211 minSchool CounsellingI am a qualified Creative Counsellor, based in Walthamstow, who is a registered member BACP. I have a current DBS, appropriate...
Renetta (Netty)May 7, 20212 minA poem about difference by Renetta NealNot like me! She leaned across and looked at me; I stared into her eyes, T’was like looking in a mirror, only she was in disguise. My...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 19, 20211 minA Literature Review Exploring how Effective and Compatible Creative Interventions are when Combined with Talking Therapy (Creative Counselling)...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 19, 20214 minReflecting on session 6 of our Reflective Practice Group: Includes feedback from participantsReflecting on session 6 of our Reflective Practice Group: Includes feedback from some of the participants and plans for the future. The...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 8, 20211 minWhen parents separateI have first hand experience of the difficulties that can arise when a relationship with a partner breaks down but both of us still have...