Doing scary things
Doing scary things
Working as a therapist who has a special interest in trauma, I talk about fear pretty much every day. Fear has a super important evolutionary purpose.
Making difficult decisions
Making difficult decisions
I’m writing my first blog back after two week’s holiday in the UK and I’m peak jet-lag with zero awareness of whereabouts in the world my body feels like it is right now, so I will be sure to do an extra spell-check before uploading it!
The holiday edition – taking a break
The holiday edition – taking a break
Starting a PhD in the same year as your eldest child is starting Year 12, in addition to running a private practice and co-running a household full of children and two high-maintenance Dachshunds has been quite the challenge!
Revisiting: what is EMDR therapy (and how does it work)?
Revisiting: what is EMDR therapy (and how does it work)?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that come from difficult or traumatic life experiences or events.
Wellbeing or well-becoming?
Wellbeing or well-becoming?
I’ve been doing some research this last little while for a presentation I gave last week about ‘well-becoming’, which is a kind of evolved version of wellbeing.
A bit more about Thea Baker Wellbeing
A bit more about Thea Baker Wellbeing
There have been so many new people connecting with our work at Thea Baker Wellbeing (TBW for short) that I thought I should revisit the ethos behind, and crazy-brilliant evolution of the practice.
My favourite resources: April – June 2023
My favourite resources: April – June 2023
This quarter (SO wild to realise that we’re halfway through 2023 already!) I’ve quite busy consuming resources and research that I’ve found fascinating and inspiring both in the work I do as a psychotherapist, but also in my own personal world.
Be an informed consumer of therapy!
Be an informed consumer of therapy!
Full transparency – this week’s blog is very Australian-centric and specifically refers to the structure of the mental health system where I am writing from. Whilst the essence of if it still super relevant for other parts of the world the specific references might be quite different for other countries.
Where polyvagal theory fits in with trauma
Where polyvagal theory fits in with trauma
I shared a version of this a year or so back but since then I’ve been doing some more research and training in polyvagal / somatic approaches, so I thought I’d share an updated edit!
Trauma-informed therapy
Trauma-informed therapy
Many years ago, I was working as a Women’s Health Coach with a special interest in working with women who had experienced physically and / or psychologically traumatic births at the same time as studying my Masters in Counselling.