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Living with trauma
The majority of people who come to see me have experienced a trauma in their life, many would not label it as such. A previous blog (...
Louise Coughlin
Feb 283 min read
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EMDR conference...yes I'm a geek!
A bit delayed but I'm going to reflect on the EMDR conference that was in York on 15th and 16th March. I was in two minds whether to give...
Louise Coughlin
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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Recovery
I started the year with a chest infection, I struggled to sleep at night, I couldn't leave the house without struggling to breathe, I...
Louise Coughlin
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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Blogs are like buses
Having just posted my last blog I came across this on LinkedIn....I don't think I need to say anymore and just let you view...
Louise Coughlin
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Like a mist had lifted
A client once said to me that doing EMDR was like a mist lifting. The mist was the belief that she was to blame for the traumas she had...
Louise Coughlin
Sep 10, 20233 min read
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Facing those traumas
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy is not easy. I have some clients who are struggling at the moment. Trauma is like a...
Louise Coughlin
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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A lovely thank you
I am always so humbled to receive a thank you gift from a client. I understand that their life has (hopefully) changed for the better and...
Louise Coughlin
Dec 3, 20221 min read
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Heading into trauma therapy
I sometimes get asked 'when are we going to start the actual therapy?'. It is really important that before we embark on your trauma...
Louise Coughlin
Oct 9, 20221 min read
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A mountain to climb
Therapy can feel like an uphill struggle, or rather a mountain to climb. Like a real mountain, in therapy there are harder parts and...
Louise Coughlin
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Safe Places
I am very lucky that where I live is surrounded by many examples of safe places that my clients use. For those of you that do not know a...
Louise Coughlin
Sep 25, 20211 min read
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'The me you can't see'
Saturday 6th September 1997. This was the day that the world stopped and watched the funeral of the 'People's Princess'. That was the day...
Louise Coughlin
May 30, 20211 min read
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My clients are amazing
I am sometimes in awe of the amazingness of my clients. Being able to tell a relative stranger of some of the most difficult events in...
Louise Coughlin
May 6, 20213 min read
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