Articles by Louise Shuttleworth
Articles by Louise Shuttleworth explore relationships, parenting and emotional wellbeing through themes that inform my psychotherapy practice. My work includes helping couples understand conflict, supporting teenagers with difficult feelings and working with adults and families on recurring patterns in daily life. The articles offer a way to learn more about these subjects and my approach before deciding whether to seek support. I provide therapy in Brighton and online where suitable; reading an article does not replace a conversation about your own circumstances.
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As a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor of 25 years plus, I am increasingly being asked to contribute to advertising campaigns, BBC documentaries regarding…
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Supervision -The Long Journey to become a therapist Acknowledged
Real Acknowledgement Intelligence Increasingly, I have been experiencing the AI intrusion into our lives whether we like it or not! I am…
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Spotting Non hyperactive ADHD
Hello again, As neurodiversity becomes more recognised, I am really making sense of this particular presentation that shows up in my couples…
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Couples approach – Relational Life Therapy
As I get more understanding of this approach, my approach is to look for the patterns in relationships and where the points…
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Supporting Your Adoptive Child
Going Back To School I have been a UKCP registered psychotherapist and adoption specialist since 2011. I support parents, bringing my knowledge…
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Self-harming
This post is aimed at giving parents some understanding of self-harming. This article is focused at parents whose children are aged between…
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Covid-19 and adolescents
How are you doing? Given the situation right now, it would be natural to feel a whole range of feelings and them…
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Early Loss and It’s Effects
As a psychotherapist to a number of young people, I am often reminded of how devastating loss is to this age group.…
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Empathy and the parent/child relationship
One of the areas of challenge as a parent is giving room to our child’s uncomfortable feelings particularly if you are also…
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Low Mood and Inner Passion
When I work, I like to rediscover how importance playfulness to sessions and how this dampens down the fight or flight place…
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White, British and not so proud
I have been doing a lot of reading whilst training as a supervisor. One aspect of this has been to acknowledge that…
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Boosting the Serotonin Levels
Why self-care is so important? Hurrah, it feels like the first day of sun and as a lover of Vitamin D, I…
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The Challenges to Putting in Boundaries
How is that putting in boundaries with kids so challenging? How do we respond with empathy when a child is angry and why is it…
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Isolation and Intimacy
As a psychotherapist to adults and young people, isolation is a very common theme arising in the therapy room. Clients are often…
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Power of Thankfulness
I have been listening to a Saturday morning Radio 4 feature about sending thankfulness messages to people who have made a difference…
Read article →My Child is Self Harming – What Can I Do?
This post is aimed at giving parents some understanding of self-harming. This article is focused at parents whose children are aged between…
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With Teens Often Less is More
Last week I spent a few days to reflect upon where the beauty of nature can turn up in unlikely places into beautiful scenes. London Road station and Regents Park below.
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Depression and Loss – same same but different
Depression – one of those words thats get bandied about. Typically, we think its typified by sadness and crying but symptoms of depression can vary.
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Dyadic Development Psychotherapy- DDP
A therapy called DDP is gaining increasing interest as a highly effective way of supporting parents and children especially if there has been difficulty forming strong bonds along the way.
Read article →Taking the Connection Deeper
I have become increasingly aware of my wish to deepen emotional connectivity in my home and work life. I am more aware that somatic experiences can guide me to my emotions and similarly physical experiences are guiding me to my emotions.
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