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)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)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)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 8, 20211 minDo you self-care?I have been thinking a lot about my own self-care, what helps me to look after myself when faced with such challenging times as we are at...
Renetta (Netty)Mar 29, 20213 minI am a supervisor and I love it!Being a supervisor does not mean that I have all the answers, being a supervisor does not mean I am better than anyone but that I have...
Renetta (Netty)Feb 8, 20211 minBeing a counsellor often includes the dark and the light!Being a counsellor means often I gotta sit in the emotional dark with another, sometimes I gotta listen to sad or terrifying stories of...
Renetta (Netty)Feb 6, 20211 minI find being a Supervisor such a joy!I love the learning and the opportunity to support the personal and professional growth and development of others who do therapeutic work...
Renetta (Netty)Jan 18, 20211 minPlaying for good mental healthI am qualified to work with adults as well as children and adolescents though most of my work is with children. I love to think with...
Renetta (Netty)Jan 10, 20211 minWhat drives me?Hindsight is sometimes a shame making thing. When I first had children I followed the rules I had learned from my own up bringing, I had...
Renetta (Netty)Oct 14, 20201 minSome of the things I do as a counsellor:1. I listen to each child in their mode of communication whether through play, with words or in their actions. 2. I work hard to be aware...
Renetta (Netty)Oct 13, 20201 minOur different rolesThis morning I was thinking about the different roles we all play in life and the agendas we often have to fulfil in these roles. I...
Renetta (Netty)Oct 11, 20201 minBlowing Bubbles!!Children will often share their stories in their play. As a counsellor I witness their story and reflect on feelings they are expressing...
Renetta (Netty)Oct 9, 20201 minSupporting children to F.L.Y. (First love yourself)I came to education late at the grand age of 32 when I was invited to do some taster courses for single parents that the government were...
Renetta (Netty)Aug 23, 20206 minSome of the things I wish I had known before I became a MotherThe image accompanying this blog is one taken of me and my children about 18 years ago! The questions I ask in the following are those...
Renetta (Netty)Apr 7, 20201 minPlaying for better relationshipsI was a very serious being when I was a child. I thought I had stopped playing when I was a teenager but on reflection I realise that...