“I can’t cope”…”I’ll never get through this” ….”I can’t bear the pain”…”I can’t live without him/her!” We hear these words every day, endlessly gush…

The presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states (each with its own relatively enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and…

Depression is one of the most common reasons why people find a counsellor and for many depression is experienced as a result of a relationship break-…

People often say nowadays “Don’t bottle up your feelings! It’s healthy to let them out.” But other people say that getting angry is rude and uncivil…

Insanity it is said is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. So often as a counsellor, I find this to be true. Clients…

[This is part of a collection of therapeutic short life stories I have written]The flower sat pondering when the sun would come out. She didn’t mind…

The predominant medical view is that depression is a mental disorder and anti depressants and psychotherapy maybe prescribed to manage it. Depressio…

The Oxford Dictionary defines anger as “a feeling of great annoyance or antagonism as the result of some real or supposed grievance” It is a primi…

Why do we choose our partners – physical attraction, they make us laugh, we ‘get’ each other, we share interests, ways of thinking, hobbies. When we…

On the face of it, absolutely nothing.  However, I believe that it is not as simple as that. I believe in what I call a holistic approach to health.…

For many couples the glow of romance quickly fades.  It is often replaced with frustration and disappointment expressed in questions such as ‘Why won…

Abstract This article looks at our preoccupation with how we think we will feel in the future - from intoxicating anticipation to purest fear. These…