A recent walk along the West Sussex Border Path gave me an unexpected lesson in perspective, one that felt like a good analogy for the therapeutic relationship.
This week I picked up new glasses. I've worn reading glasses for a long while now, but I've finally taken the plunge into varifocals. And the difference is amazing.
One of the weird things about counselling (and there are a few, but this is one) is that when you're feeling most vulnerable, you have to reach out and ask someone you don't know for help.