Useful Articles by Counsellors and PsychotherapistsSeptember 2nd, 2010 by Counselling Psychotherapy Network London Feeling Anxious August 31st, 2010 by Vivien Price Sometimes it seems ‘as if’ we need a label to receive help or at least to be heard, depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Personality Disorder or Bi-polar disorder. August 31st, 2010 by Tamarisk Saunders-Davies Communication is important. Your work, your relationships and your lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time. Good communication helps you overcome barriers, express who you are and what you believe, it helps you get what you want (ideally without sounding like a brat!), it encourages others to come out from behind themselves and show you who they really are and it inspires change. August 30th, 2010 by Virginia Sherborne MBACP For many survivors, counselling may be the first time they have ever disclosed the abuse. They may have been locked into silence for years or even decades. Telling the counsellor can bring tremendous relief. On the other hand, some survivors may have revealed the abuse previously, only to be met with disbelief or rejection. Being heard and believed for the first time is an immensely important experience. August 19th, 2010 by Jan Brand AMAC MBACP MAIP Counsellor, Life, Business & Executive Coach If you have somebody in your family who is struggling with Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) you will find an Article by me on this site providing some further thoughts on the topic. Please remember that your relative is a person in their own right. A person who is healthy and able in many ways, but who nonetheless has a disorder. August 19th, 2010 by Jan Brand AMAC MBACP MAIP Counsellor, Life, Business & Executive Coach OCD is an anxiety disorder and many of those that suffer from it realise that their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour is irrational but they feel unable to stop them. The symptoms may come and go, but often they get worse at times of stress. August 16th, 2010 by Graham Allen Having just finished an excellent book by Sue Gerhardt “The Selfish Society - How we all forgot to love one another and made money instead” it reminded me of the unique value of counselling and therapy. August 12th, 2010 by Kaye Bewley The Free Love of the 60s is back! August 11th, 2010 by ILONA OZOLINA MBACP Confidence is a belief in yourself and your abilities and a freedom of doubt. Confidence is your opinion and the key to succeeding in many things you do. August 11th, 2010 by Jonathan Hutchins BSc, MSc, PG Dip, Adv Dip Relationships can be difficult to navigate and to manage if we have had some difficult early life experiences in relating to others and being related to. For example if we were often rejected by others in our lives then we have developed a reciprocal role of rejecting others.
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