Counsellors will often talk about the importance of the therapeutic relationship when you start counselling. They will place a great deal of emphasis…

Do you often feel anxious, on edge or constantly worrying about anything and everything?  If your answer is yes, then keep reading. Firstly, anxiety…

Living with anxiety is like having a voice that follows you. It knows you and your insecurities intimately and uses them against you. It gets to the…

Relationships are hard. The human species is a social animal yet, so often, we can find ourselves lost, feeling misunderstood or not have our needs m…

We’ve researched anti-bullying apps and online support systems for people experiencing bullying.

I have been faced with an interesting personal and business challenge this week. In my work as a therapist here in Wellington, I have been working wi…

Mindfulness is an essential component of good, effective and practical therapy. It means becoming more aware and understanding of what is currently g…

It is often surprising how imperative issues such as support, are not addressed within therapy. This could well be one of the first considerations th…

Signs of emotional isolation  Do you ever... Have a sense of feeling alone, despite having platonic and intimate relationships? Feel no one und…

When people talk about grief, they will often describe it as one of 'letting go', 'moving on' or 'getting over it'. This idea comes from Freud and ps…

Anxiety is our body’s way of responding to threat. Our systems are designed to keep us safe and to respond to danger in a way that prepares us to eit…

Grief and mourning are intense experiences that we will encounter on our paths at some stage in our lives. The loss of a beloved one or something imp…