A Therapist Walks into a Poem: Observations from the Therapy Room

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What remains after a therapy session?A phrase, an image, a silence, a gaze;the shape of a feeling, the echo of days.These poems are snapshots of what lingers on,where something naturally begins to dawn.A Therapist Walks Into A Poem is a sharp, soulful and darkly funny collection of poems drawn from the living edge of clinical work.Through wit, rhythm and psychological insight, Dr Denise A. Freeman captures the strange holiness of therapy: the wild horses in the head, the old wounds dressed as habits, the sacred objects that keep us grounded, the truths that enter sideways, and the human absurdity that somehow becomes healing.These poems look beyond polished theory and into the real room, where professionalism meets instinct, grief meets humour, and the therapist is both witness and human being.At times funny, at times tender, at times quietly devastating, this is a collection about presence, repair, and the brave, ridiculous, sacred work of becoming ourselves.For anyone who has ever sat in the chair, beside the chair, or wondered what really happens between the two.“There is poetry in healing — and healing in the poem.”__Dr. Denise A. Freeman is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and founder of Newus Clinic in London. With over a decade of clinical experience, she is known for her integrative approach and her ability to translate complex psychological concepts into accessible, human insight. She has been recognised as one of the top-rated psychologists in London for four consecutive years since 2022. She has been writing poetry since the age of thirteen, using it to make sense of things—something she still does today.