Therapy

Carly’s Couch has been expanding over the last few months. Our clients can now choose from a network of therapists who offer a diverse range of special interests and years of experience. In the [...]

Carly’s Couch has been expanding over the past few months and I am really excited to announce that we now have a network of other therapists who work here. This is has been exciting for me [...]

For All  Psychologists / Therapists / Shrinks There’s more space on the couch… Carly’s Couch is a clinical psychology practice based in Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded by me, Carly [...]

I have been conducting therapy online (over Skype or Facetime) since 2015. When I did my training, almost 10 years ago, this form of therapy was not discussed or included in our curriculum. It is [...]

“He’s such a narcissist” – a phrase you’ve most probably heard someone you know say. It is interesting to me how the narcissistic personality has come to symbolise [...]

Hello from Berlin! I am spending three weeks here seeing clients who I usually see on Skype. One of the greatest joys of moving back to South Africa was being able to continue sessions online [...]

Why do people come to therapy? Are people who go to shrinks ‘cuckoo’?  These are some of the questions I regularly get from people who’ve never been to therapy. I think there [...]

Therapy is the art of understanding one’s emotions. We come to the therapist’s office with our feelings, all mangled up and locked away, and if it goes reasonably well we will leave with the [...]

As you will see on my website and in this video  I specialize in something called Expat Therapy. But what is that exactly? Well today I have made a video to explain this a little bit to you. I [...]

I was asked to describe the difference between shame and guilt and so I decided to vlog about it. I’ve also given you some tips on how to recognise shame and what do with it. It’s a [...]

  “I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I’ve lived as much hell as you have and I’ve kept mine bubbling under for you”   – Alanis Morissette   Anger [...]

I wonder how many people who’ve never been to a psychologist actually know what therapy involves. I guess it isn’t really something we learn about other than maybe through TV series like In [...]

During my masters training a large portion of our time was spent working on a community project. As masters students, we were aware of our privileged position and knew that as psychologists we [...]

Confession. I didn’t always feel comfortable in my role as a therapist. I am sure this is the same for a lot of people in different professions and roles. But for me it felt agonising. A huge [...]

It’s very hard to describe the therapeutic process sometimes. It means different things for different people. For some, it’s about getting help with a specific problem. In these cases [...]

There is a lot to be said for the motivational literature that circulates the Internet. I do enjoy the odd glance at the “10 Ways To Live A Happy Life” articles that can be found on blogs and [...]

I have been travelling a lot (I’m so lucky, I know!) and have been experiencing going in and out of connection with my loved ones due to lack of internet on my phone for short periods. In [...]

It’s that time of the year again, when we look back at the past 12 months and try and understand it as a collective entity – the year that was…2014. Each of us does this differently and with [...]

“How do you reconcile the seeming conflict between psychology and spirituality where the former’s goal is to integrate or mend ‘the Self’ and the latter; to transcend [...]

So this may be slightly late for Gratitude Wednesday but I feel the need to share it because it warms my heart. It really means a lot to me to hear from my readers. I don’t mind if [...]