Adrian Wilson-Smith counselling & psychotherapy

Parental Alienation

Parental alienation (PA or PAS – Parental Alienation Syndrome) is the unwarranted or illogical rejection of a parent, by a child, where there was previously a normal, warm, loving relationship. It describes a set of strategies that parents use to undermine and...

Trump and Brexit considerations

I hear fellow counsellors wonder how the issue of Trump’s election will affect for instance female clients, yet whose values are being questioned here by posing this question? 42% of women voted for Trump in the US election and men and women voted almost equally for...

Creative writing

I decided at the start of the year to practice what I preach in my role as a counsellor – to explore creativity as an enhancement to wellbeing – and joined a local creative writing group. There I penned my first piece of creative writing since leaving school. Our...

Addiction

Most of my clients come to see me because of a crisis in their family or personal relationships. And as such I tend to see many struggling with addiction either themselves or how it impacts their significant loved one(s). And whilst it is true that all addicts or...