paul smith-pickard : relationships
Our lives consist of a complex set of relationships that we constantly have to negotiate and re-negotiate. One of the most difficult tasks in living is to have functional and meaningful relationships with other human beings. It could be said that therapy is an examination and exploration of relationships in our lives especially our relationship with ourselves.
It is through other people, their impact on us and our impact on them that we come to understand ourselves as a separate person. Nowhere is this perhaps more acute than in therapy when it is successful.
Often it is difficult to understand what is happening when a relationship is in crisis or has broken down or is just simply difficult. Therapy can be an excellent place to explore and understand this aspect of our lives.
Paul Smith-Pickard, Spindleberry, North Road, Chideock, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6LE 01297 489216
