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Grief and Divorce: Losing More Than Just a Marriage

Grief and Divorce: Losing More Than Just a Marriage

Reflections on Loss When someone goes through a divorce, they often experience grief, but it’s not just the end of a marriage. It's far more than that. For many, the loss is layered—so deep and complex that they may not even realise how many aspects of their life are...

Nobody said it was easy

Nobody said it was easy

Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard…” No, Chris Martin of Coldplay wasn’t singing about having kids in this line from their song ‘The Scientist’… but he may as well have been. Not another post moaning about how hard it is to have kids, I...

Therapists shouldn’t talk about themselves

Therapists shouldn’t talk about themselves

Therapists shouldn’t talk about themselves. Yesterday was a tricky one. The second anniversary of my dad’s death. And for a variety of reasons it got me thinking about self-disclosure. It’s a weird, unconventional thing for a therapist to do. It can interfere with the...

Katie McKenna joins The Carvalho Consultancy (TCC)

Katie McKenna joins The Carvalho Consultancy (TCC)

The multi-award winning Carvalho Consultancy is thrilled to welcome Katie McKenna to their team bringing its expertise in therapy, coaching, and training to Scotland. TCC understands the high-pressure environment of legal practice and the unique challenges faced by...

The Final Countdown to the Family Law Awards 2024!

The Final Countdown to the Family Law Awards 2024!

This Wednesday, the Family Law Awards 2024 will take place, and I couldn’t be more excited (and maybe just a little nervous!) to be shortlisted for Family Law Champion of the Year. It’s such an honour to be recognised alongside some incredible colleagues in the family...

Men: please talk to us!!

Men: please talk to us!!

Men: please talk to us!! One of the things I’m most proud of is that at TCC (The Carvalho Consultancy) we have almost as many male clients as female. Because addressing male mental health is an emergency (and not just because November is Men’s Mental Health Month)....

The Circle of Life: Reflections on Remembrance Sunday

The Circle of Life: Reflections on Remembrance Sunday

As a child, I often found myself switching off when my dad started "going on" about Remembrance Sunday. It was that classic youthful rebellion—rejecting anything to do with history, duty, or sacrifice, and of course, anything my parents told me to care about. We...

The Politics of Therapy, A Reflection

The Politics of Therapy, A Reflection

This morning, many people woke up grappling with disappointment and fear about the US election results. As a therapist, I often get a unique window into the lives of people navigating such moments—different worlds, different viewpoints, all wrestling with the...

The Lawyer’s Therapist  – Annmarie Carvalho 

The Lawyer’s Therapist  – Annmarie Carvalho 

Navigating the complexities of the legal world often comes with its own emotional toll, but what if there was a way to transform legal insights into emotional clarity? In her latest piece for CityAM, Annmarie Carvalho delves deep into this unique intersection,...

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