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    A little thought about thinking!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min

    A 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...
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    Supervision and reflective practice prevents compassion burnout
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Supervision 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...
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    Something personal:
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Something 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...
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    Why I think play in therapy is important
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why I think play in therapy is important

    I 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...
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    Let there be mess!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Let 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...
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    A poem about difference by Renetta Neal
    Renetta (Netty)
    • May 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    A poem about difference by Renetta Neal

    Not 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...
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    Do you self-care?
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Do 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...
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    I am a supervisor and I love it!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    I 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...
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    Being a counsellor often includes the dark and the light!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Being 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...
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    I find being a Supervisor such a joy!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Feb 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    I 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...
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    Playing for good mental health
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Playing for good mental health

    I 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...
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    What drives me?
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    What 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...
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    Some of the things I do as a counsellor:
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Oct 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Some 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...
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    Our different roles
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Our different roles

    This 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...
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    Blowing Bubbles!!
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Blowing Bubbles!!

    Children will often share their stories in their play. As a counsellor I witness their story and reflect on feelings they are expressing...
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    Supporting children to F.L.Y. (First love yourself)
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Supporting 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...
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    Some of the things I wish I had known before I became a Mother
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Aug 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    Some of the things I wish I had known before I became a Mother

    The 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...
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    Playing for better relationships
    Renetta (Netty)
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Playing for better relationships

    I 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...
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