The Nook
The Nook is a curated collection of essays, written reflections and thoughts exploring therapy through people, ideas and the relationships that shape our understanding of human experience.
Some pieces are my own; others come from people whose voices, wisdom and perspectives have mattered to me during more than a quarter of a century of therapeutic practice. Together, they form a shared conversation — an ongoing exploration of ideas, reflection and engagement with the human mind, body and emotional worlds we all inhabit.
Feel welcome to browse the shelves of therapeutic enquiry below. Follow particular areas of interest or simply wander through the collection in the time-honoured way of exploring the shelves of a much-loved bookshop. The collection regularly receives new material, so I hope there will always be something new to find.
For a complete read of all therapy writing on the therapyplace.org website, you can also read non-curated pieces directly from the blog.
Shelf 1 reads: Step into this experience
Is it depression or do I hate my child?
A quiet café. An ordinary family. But one momentary expression has stayed with me for years.
I’m different; I just didn’t know in how many ways
For years, something never quite fitted. Heather Oglesby reflects on finally understanding why.
The transmission of therapeutic presence
Some lessons arrive through words. Others are quietly inherited.
Shelf 2 reads: Find yourself here
Coming Soon: “Procrastination”
If you've ever wondered where the morning went, Jackie Fernandez's poem may feel uncomfortably familiar.
Adult children of unavailable parents
Some children never stop waiting. Even as adults, they answer the phone, provide the care and hold onto the quiet hope that this time, perhaps, a parent will finally see them.
Behind the mask
Some people don't spend their days being themselves. They spend them performing someone they hope the world will find easier to accept.
Shelf 3 reads: Understand this a little more
Getting to know your ADHD brain: the cerebellum
Beyond attention and impulsivity, the cerebellum may hold important clues to understanding the everyday challenges of ADHD
Why people with ADHD procrastinate
Understanding the hidden brain mechanisms behind ADHD procrastination is the first step towards finding strategies that actually work
Why relationships struggle
Relationships rarely fall apart overnight; they slowly unravel as communication gives way to misunderstanding, defensiveness and power struggles
Shelf 4 reads: Try a different lens
ADHD? ME?
Jackie Fernandez shares a sharply observed poem about the bewildering moment when decades of self-doubt suddenly begin to make sense.
Coming soon: The jungle vs safari park
Sometimes a single metaphor can change how we understand the times we live in. Jasna Levinger-Goy offers one worth considering.
The unfinished revolutions of ADHD minds
What if we've built society around one way of thinking, then mistaken it for the only way minds can contribute?
Shelf 5 reads: Lucky dip
The Zen of Frank
Some people teach us by answering questions. Others quietly change the questions we spend the rest of our lives asking.
Pete, ELIZA and me
What if artificial intelligence reveals less about machines than it does about the extraordinary ways human beings create relationship?
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To arrange an initial session or for further information, you can contact me via duncan@therapy-space.co.uk by using the contact form below, or by text or phone on 07871 257 457
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