Insights

Pluralistic therapists like myself try to talk in straight, easy-to-digest terms and as free of jargon as possible. To this end, I have written some insights about therapy. This is to support your understanding of commonly asked questions.

We believe it is important to empower clients with transparent, clear information. If you know what to expect and how to use it, you will be able to get the most out of it. I also understand it to be ethically appropriate, as part of my commitment to those I work with.

Included here, for example, are info pieces about finding a therapist that will work well for your needs, the different types of therapy you can opt for, and whether working online or in-person might be best for you. If you are therapy-experienced and want more nuanced or complex insights about therapy, you are very welcome to write to me.

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Picture of a big rainbow pride flag being flown in the street, in what looks like a parade. Picture is used for a blog on why you might choose to work with an LGBTQIA+ therapist.

Why work with an LGBTQIA+ therapist?

April 16, 20254 min

Image of man jumping, looking like he is jumping into a map of the Copenhagen metropolitan area. He leaves a rainbow trail behind him. Image is copyright of the BACP, from the Private Practice journal. Used for an article on setting up and practicing therapy in a new country.

Practicing therapy in a new country

April 4, 20251 min

AI generated man at a desk overflowing with paperwork, looking tired, used in relation to a blog on how a psychologist approaches working with work stress

Working with work stress – how I can help

March 28, 20256 min

Image used for blog on maintenance strategies by therapist Joseph Harney

Instead of love languages, think ‘maintenance strategies’ (part 2)

March 11, 20257 min

Image used for blog on maintenance strategies by therapist Joseph Harney

Instead of love languages, think ‘maintenance strategies’ (part 1)

February 24, 20256 min

Picture of two butterflies that appear to be in close contact, used as cover image for a blog on the problem with love languages

The problem with love languages

February 17, 20256 min

Butterfly creating shadows in light. A delicate image, used as a metaphor for working with depression and the fragility of well-being that can sometimes affect people that experience depression. Used on website for an English speaking therapist in Copenhagen.

Working with depression – how I can help

January 30, 20255 min

A person's feet making footprints in clear sand beside a lapping sea. Used as a metaphor for the constantly shifting nature of identity, and working with identity, in relation to the work of an English speaking therapist in Copenhagen.

Working with an identity crisis – how I can help

January 30, 20256 min

Felt-crafted heart attached to knotted rope. Set against a tree trunk. Used as a metaphor for working with relationships, in relation to the work of an English speaking therapist in Copenhagen.

Working with relationships – how I can help

January 30, 20256 min

Picture of cherry blossoms in full bloom.

What happens in Single Session Therapy?

January 23, 20255 min

Generic picture of calendar sitting on shelf beside potted plant. Used for article on how long does therapy take.

How long does therapy take?

January 10, 20259 min

flag of denmark used for article about mental healt for english speakers in denmark

Mental health for English speakers in Denmark

November 15, 20245 min

Stock image of girl wearing augmented reality headset, kneeling on a cushion in a cosy room with fairy lights. Respresentative image for the question will AI replace therapists

Will AI replace therapists?

November 12, 20246 min

Image of books on pink chair with coffee cup in a nice room, to represent recommended therapy books

Recommended therapy books

November 8, 20246 min

Person sitting at coffee table with laptop, about to compete internet search, suggestive of someone asking question of online or in-person therapy

Which is best, online or in-person therapy?

November 5, 20245 min

image of sky through colourful flowering bushes, with bridge in background. Intended to suggest getting insight into the question of the difference between counselling and psychotherapy.

Difference between counselling and psychotherapy… is there one?

November 1, 20245 min

A couple sit on a couch in a therapy room, the woman is talking while the man is listening. A therapist faces them, and her back is to the camera. Suggestive picture for an article on what happens in therapy.

What happens in therapy?

October 29, 20246 min

Image of beautiful night sky with a red haze on the clouds, and the moon also showing in this red colour tone. Image used for article on what is pluralistic therapy.

What is pluralistic therapy?

October 25, 20245 min

An image of the night sky with the moon a little hazy through the trees, and the horizon dotted with fir trees not too far from the camera. Image used for article on different types of therapy.

What are all these different types of therapy?

October 22, 20246 min

Person walking in a forest with large trees, standing at a fork in the path where it splits in two. Suggestive image for article on how to find the right therapist.

How do I find the right therapist for me?

October 18, 20245 min

Therapy Talks: an introduction to therapy

October 1, 20241 min

“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love – whether we call it friendship or family or romance – is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for each other.”

James Baldwin, 1964

“If you want love without hurt, or love without risk, or love without vulnerability, or love without the fear of what the other person can do to you, then we’re not talking about love.”

Esther Perel (n.d., cited in Shedler, 2023)