Useful reading

These are some of the books that have inspired, challenged and informed me over the years. In my recommendations you will catch a flavour of me as a therapist.

Families and How to Survive Them by Robin Skynner & John Cleese  I read this in the 1980s when I first became interested in counselling. It was very illuminating then, and it remains a very readable book, written in everyday language as a question-and-answer dialogue between family therapist Robin Skynner and his former client, comedian John Cleese. For anyone new to personal therapy, it's a great introduction to the psychological dynamics of relationships and the social development of children.

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran  A spiritual discourse on love and marriage, joy and sorrow, reason and passion, beauty and death. A beautiful and simple book where every line seems to offer opportunity for thought and reflection.

Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia  A profound book in which Camille Paglia charts the development of attitudes towards sexuality in western civilisation by reference to art, literature and mythology. Essential and challenging reading for anyone with a personal, therapeutic or social interest in sexuality and sexual politics.

Iron John by Robert Bly  In modern times fathers have become increasingly sidelined, and post-feminism the whole concept of masculinity seems to have fallen into disrepute. Robert Bly examines male wounding and draws on mythology and Jungian psychology to establish a new paradigm for masculinity that is neither weak nor abusive.

Aphrodite by Isabel Allende  In this part memoir, part multicultural history and part cookbook, Isabel Allende takes a slow sensual stroll through "the love of food and the food of love." A timely counterpoint to a world where newspapers juxtapose articles about the dangerous rise of obesity, the novel eating disorder orthorexia, and the issue of size zero catwalk models.



Cartoon © David Sipress
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I am a qualified practitioner in a number of complementary therapy (alternative therapy, holistic therapy) modalities. I am trained in holistic massage (ITEC), reiki, metamorphic technique, pulsing, indian head massage (champi) and postural integration (a form of neo-reichian bodywork or deep bodywork). I am conveniently located for Mitcham, Morden, Merton, Wimbledon, Croydon, Norbury, Colliers Wood, Tooting and Streatham. I am availble for: Reiki Mitcham, Reiki Wimbledon, Reiki Croydon,Reiki Merton,Reiki Norbury,Reiki Colliers wood,Reiki Tooting,Reiki Streatham,Reiki Morden,Pulsing Mitcham,Pulsing Wimbledon, Pulsing Croydon,Pulsing Merton,Pulsing Norbury,Pulsing Colliers wood,Pulsing Tooting,Pulsing Streatham,Pulsing Morden,Massage Mitcham,Massage Wimbledon,Massage Croydon,Massage Merton,Massage Norbury,Massage Colliers wood,Massage Tooting,Massage Streatham,Massage Morden,Metamorphic technique Mitcham,Metamorphic technique Wimbledon,Metamorphic technique Croydon,Metamorphic technique Merton,Metamorphic technique Norbury,Metamorphic technique Colliers wood,Metamorphic technique Tooting,Metamorphic technique Streatham,Metamorphic technique Morden,Indian head massage Mitcham,Indian head massage Wimbledon,Indian head massage Croydon,Indian head massage Merton,Indian head massage Norbury,Indian head massage Colliers wood,Indian head massage Tooting,Indian head massage Streatham,Indian head massage Morden,Bodywork Mitcham,Bodywork Wimbledon,Bodywork Croydon,Bodywork Merton,Bodywork Norbury,Bodywork Colliers wood,Bodywork Tooting,Bodywork Streatham,Bodywork Morden,Body therapy Mitcham,Body therapy Wimbledon,Body therapy Croydon,Body therapy Merton,Body therapy Norbury,Body therapy Colliers wood,Body therapy Tooting,Body therapy Streatham,Body therapy Morden