It often takes a courageous leap of faith to approach the enormity that Christmas has now evolved into. In that whirlwind spin up to December 25th our bodies are overtaxed and overexcited, pumping out increased levels of adrenaline and cortisol. While this may appear...
This blog is not about how to better manage Christmas, it is more about helping to create awareness around what might be happening for you… The Christmas culture, for many, often conjures up a myriad of conflicts, so imagine my surprise when discussing Christmas with...
This is the fourth and final of a four part blog taken from my book Delving Deeper where I discuss the differing approaches of CBT strategy based work verses deep psychotherapy when working with a phobia … I share my thinking with clients; otherwise, they can believe...
Following on from last week’s segment on phobia … I see something else far more concerning to me It is a sort of … helplessness. It is the hunch of her body, the flat affect in her voice now; she is hardly able to make eye contact with me. As if I might really see...
This is part 2 from a chapter in my book Delving Deeper where I explain working with a phobia, and how the working style is not deeply psychotherapy. I use this example in an attempt to help people understand the differing professions in emotional and mental. In an...
Due to the popularity of last month’s four part series on grief, I have decided to take another chapter from my book Delving Deeper – https://jofrasca.com/book/ – and share it in another four part series. This chapter focuses on a phobia and explores the...
For the month of September, I have chosen to post a four-part series from one of the chapters in my book Delving Deeper. I have selected this chapter as it speaks, in part, to how early trauma, unprocessed, will set up life and how that plays out into the future. This...
For the month of September, I have chosen to post a four-part series from one of the chapters in my book Delving Deeper. I have selected this chapter as it speaks, in part, to how early trauma, unprocessed, will set up life and how that plays out into the future. This...
For the month of September, I have chosen to post a four-part series from one of the chapters in my book Delving Deeper. I have selected this chapter as it speaks, in part, to how early trauma, unprocessed, will set up life and how that plays out into the future. This...
For the month of September, I have chosen to post a four-part series from one of the chapters in my book Delving Deeper. I have selected this chapter as it speaks, in part, to how early trauma, unprocessed, will set up life and how that plays out into the future. This...
My passion as a clinician is working long term with clients, enabling the understanding of family of origin, attachment issues, early childhood ruptures and unconscious processes.
I published Delving Deeper : a book that brings you a frank and understandable insight into the world of psychotherapy, through the eyes of thinking, working, reflective practitioner.