Shoreline Insights

A Bereavement Resource for Therapists and Clients

A Bereavement Resource for Therapists and Clients

Michael Wallace Michael Wallace September 9, 2026 Bereavement 0

Losing someone we love can change our lives in ways we may not have anticipated. Bereavement can affect how we feel, how we think, how we relate to other people and even how we experience our own bodies. For some people, grief may feel like intense sadness. For others, it may bring anger, confusion, guilt, numbness, loneliness or a sense that life has suddenly lost its meaning. Sometimes there can even be moments of relief or enjoyment, followed by guilt for experiencing them. There is no single way to grieve. There is also no correct timetable for grief.

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What Does Psychotherapeutic Counselling Actually Feel Like?

What Does Psychotherapeutic Counselling Actually Feel Like?

Michael Wallace Michael Wallace June 1, 2026 Counselling 0

I think for many people, psychotherapeutic counselling can feel mysterious before they begin. You may have seen it in films, heard people talk about it online, or read descriptions on websites, but none of that really explains what it feels like to actually sit in the room yourself. For some people, coming to therapy can feel nerve-racking. You may wonder what you are supposed to say, whether there will be awkward silences, whether you will cry, or whether you will be judged. Sometimes people worry that they will not explain themselves properly or that their problems are “not serious enough” to bring into therapy at all.

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The Experiential Dimension of Person-Centred Therapy

The Experiential Dimension of Person-Centred Therapy

Michael Wallace Michael Wallace April 19, 2026 Person Centred Experiential Counselling 0

While traditional person-centred therapy emphasises the therapeutic relationship and core conditions, the experiential extension deepens the approach by focusing more explicitly on the client’s moment-to-moment lived experience. Person-Centred Experiential (PCE) approaches—associated with developments such as Emotion-Focused Therapy and experiential process research—retain Rogers’ core philosophy but place greater emphasis on how clients access, process, and symbolise their internal experiences, particularly emotion.

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