Rate Gordon Blair

I will try to give you a sense of what I do and how I go about it. I have found that when there is a storm of some sort in my own mind, body, feelings… the best thing I can do is to direct love and understanding to that storm instead of ignoring it, trying to make it go away, or reacting to it with fear, anger and so on. I have found that this active, concerned attention is more likely than any other factor to bring about a real answer. This is why my motto is ‘Clarity and Compassion’.

When other people come to me with their own storms, my approach is similar. I can only hope that they sense my good intentions and feel safe to explore the storm with me—to find out its nature, cause and resolution. I am curious by nature and precise in my use of language. By seeing and formulating things clearly & precisely, we achieve clarity together.

I understand why many don’t feel ready to do this. It seems as if a storm might hurt or destroy you. You might feel fundamentally flawed or hopeless. You’re afraid of what you might find out. So it can be hard to look and get clarity, and hard to soothe and forgive ourselves. But if you stick with it, I can give you a spoiler right now: underneath it all, you are okay, and there’s nothing you can’t handle.

I have over three years of experience and am trained in an integrative approach informed by the principles and techniques of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy and person-centred therapy. I learned my craft at The Centre of Therapy & Counselling Studies in Glasgow, Scotland and I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).