We often vilify psychotherapy as being 'navel gazing'.

I've heard that a few times! 'I don't have time to wallow in the past.'

But Gestalt therapy works powerfully to explore how the past shows up in the present, and how it continues to impact thought and behaviour negatively unless we intervene with awareness.

Today I'm sharing the first part of my life story, because I'd like you to know me better, and also because it's a beautiful way to show how beliefs arise and persist.

Psychotherapy can release these past creative adjustments, which served very well at the time but have outgrown their usefulness.