Research shows that attachment to celebrities is a healthy part of development. However, some kids develop a problematic and mildly pathologic type o…

The ME illness affects around 250,000 people worldwide, but many still don't know what it is.

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We all want to avoid the pain of a break-up, numb it and forget it as swiftly as possible. But what if there was something to be gained from the pain…

I am wondering why so many of us are of the opinion that a relationship will continue to flourish and grow when the bare minimum attention is focused…

We look at those situations when you should not say sorry.

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Good question. You may be thinking of investing significant aspects of yourself and your money in therapy, and yet no one will tell you clearly if it…

Teenage years are complicated; we all know that. Kids go through physical and psychological transformations, but what exactly happens? Well, they di…

Ending therapy can be as anxiety provoking as starting it in the first place. A good counsellor/psychotherapist will discuss an approximate number of…

I recently read an article in the New York Times called ‘The Stories that Bind Us’. It emphasises the importance of a strong family narrative i.e. st…

Many of us get caught in this trap. We can wake up one morning and find ourselves feeling low, depressed, anxious and maybe filled with resentment, a…