NAVIGATING DEARTH
Embracing discernment and introspection for empowered pursuits of discovery and meaningful resonance
“Navigating Dearth” is envisioned as a strategic response to the discernible tensions and ambiguities—typified by scarcity, lacunae, grey areas and liminal spaces—that permeate various societal domains, in particular the mental health, counselling and psychotherapy industries.
This concept is anchored in a triadic framework:
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To support clients in negotiating the complex dimensions of human experience,
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To acknowledge and reconcile the multilayered divides within the social fabric—across leadership, within professional and social communities, and between leadership and community—by attending to both evident and subtler ofttimes neglected tensions, and
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To recognise and engage with the interdisciplinary potentials that inform and enrich the pertinence and impact of work across individual, professional and societal contexts. Navigating Dearth epitomises a confluence of disciplines, perspectives and lived experiences; engendering insights, integration and cohesion that transcend traditional societal boundaries in pursuit of meaning that holds both individual, professional, and collective resonance.
MISSION
Navigating Dearth provides integrative empowered support through a synthesis of psychotherapy and counselling, strategic consultation and interdisciplinary inquiry for individuals, professional and social communities, and leaders negotiating liminal, transitional, and complex dimensions of human experience.
VISION
To recognise and empower human potential amidst complexity illuminating discerning, integrative, and interdisciplinary support, whilst constantly engaging in professional growth and creativity.
VALUE STATEMENT
​Navigating Dearth serves as a nexus where psychotherapy and counselling practice, interdisciplinary experiential and theoretical learning, and introspective inquiry coalesce to support and empower the tripartite—individuals, professional and social communities, and leaders—to navigate personal, professional and systemic complexities, inter alia, through discernment, fortitude and creativity.
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VALUES
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Discernment
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Fortitude
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Empowerment
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Creativity
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Humanity
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Leadership
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Interdisciplinary Studies and Collaboration
THE LOGO
Navigating Dearth’s logo encapsulates the practice’s foundational philosophy of depth and resilience. Specifically, it reiterates the practice’s commitment to engage complexity, ambiguity, and tension with discernment, whilst remaining rooted in humanity.
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The logo serves as a visual embodiment of Navigating Dearth's dedication to creativity, leadership and interdisciplinary studies and collaboration—bridging disciplines, not least history and counselling. It reflects the practice’s approach to navigating the nuanced complexities of the human experience.
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The design features
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The abbreviation ND,
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Two Dara Knots—one crowning the N, and the other anchoring the D,
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Two sets of parallel lines extending outward from the outer-facing sides of each letter of the abbreviation,
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The practice's name in full positioned beneath the abbreviation.
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Dara Knots:
The subtle diagonal alignment of the two Dara Knots evokes a sense of journey and integration.
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Rooted in Celtic tradition, the Dara Knot, derived from Doire, the Gaelic word for “oak tree”, symbolises inner strength, wisdom and resilience. Its unbroken, intricate loops denote the enduring cycles of growth and renewal, fundamental to the human experience.
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Crucially, the intention of harnessing the Dara Knot is not to appropriate or diminish its significance, but to acknowledge and honour its symbolic resonance.
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Parallel Lines:
The parallel lines foremost represent pathways—the unfolding of personal journeys.
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The two sets of parallel lines are, however, not not aligned, with the lines extending from N arranged higher than those emerging from D. This deliberate offset conveys the quiet assertion that life trajectories are far from linear.
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Interweaving the insights of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy (CT/RT), human journeys are largely sculpted through continual symbiotic reciprocity wherein every choice—thinking, feeling, physiology, and acting—is simultaneously responsive to and generative of its unfolding circumstances.
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Counselling | psychotherapy heightens one’s awareness of this interplay, and the impact of choice, propelling individuals to exercise personal agency responsibly. Whilst aligning their behaviour towards attending to their needs, they, likewise, uphold the integrity and wellbeing of others in the broader social context.