The High Value Man.

I am sitting in my chair reminiscing this whole new phenomenon the high value man. I smile wryly to myself. My friend sits opposite me. Her legs are crossed but stretched out in front of her. They are long and slender. “A high valued man has a good job, money in the bank and of …

The Mistress Episode 4

I reflect on my past sessions with Lara. I think about what she about her mother. A frown appears on my brow. I feel a need to piece together this dynamic. Sometimes my role is to help the client place together the patterns, the jigsaw’s of their lives. I wonder whether Lara’s mother had been …

The Mistress 3

Lara walks into the room today. This is her third session . “I was seduced by his wealth” she says almost immediately “. “I was deceived by his social standing”. “Rather than give he took so much away from me, my present, my past and my future” . I lean towards Lara in my chair, …

The mistress 2

I review the notes of my previous sessions. Lara Adesuwa Johnson what a beautiful name I think to myself. Needless to say that Lara appeared to be an elegant but broken woman. She cried throughout the session, Her experience of loss filled the counselling space. The loss of her unborn baby and the loss of …

Rejection

Rejection is an experience we are all going to have to come to terms with at almost every turning point in our waking lives. Rejection hurts deeply and it leaves its mark on the heart although invisible it can often be seen just look closely. It’s Like a twinkle in the eye, you can just …

The mistress 2.

I review the notes of my previous sessions. Lara Adesuwa Johnson what a beautiful name I think to myself. Needless to say that Lara appeared to be an elegant but broken woman. She cried throughout the session, Her experience of loss filled the counselling space. The loss of her unborn baby and the loss of …

Never too late to change your career.

I started training to become a therapist in my very late 40’s and it was the best career move I have ever made. At the time my colleagues in teaching thought I was mad as I stayed behind to attend lectures sometimes as late as 10pm in the evening. The training was gruelling, rigorous and …

He is dead and I am pleased Episode 9.

I struggled to sleep last night having been faced with a strange ethical dilemma.Afolarin died in a car accident but their was something deeply sinister about the effigy that Shola brought into the therapy room. Afolarin’s death was an accident wasn’t it, I reassure myself. He died in a car crash so why am I …

He is dead and I am pleased -8

Shola is sitting in reception with a plant in her hand. I usher her into the room. She comes in walking carefully tendering to the plant as she does so, arranging the leaves tenderly. She appears relaxed today. “That’s a beautiful plant I say”. “I am glad you like it Fola”. “It’s for you”. “Thank …

A father’s day tribute. The good enough father.

(A short story).“I know I let you down. ” said Seyi as he looked intensely into his sons eyes. “We tried your mother and I to keep our relationship cemented together, but there were so many cracks and resentment was building up fast that one day after an emotionally racked conversation we decided to part …