This simple and brief technique, used regularly, can be an extremely useful exercise to help reduce the physical sensations of anxiety and to encoura…

1. Tell your partner A lovely exercise to help with this is to sit opposite each other and keep eye contact throughout. Take it in turns to tell eac…

The idea or concept of emotional investment is not a new one. Often people will invest emotionally in projects, people, objects or relationships whic…

As we enter the New Year, so many of us set ourselves New Year’s resolutions. The thought behind this would appear to be a new year and therefore an…

Do you find yourself repeating the same destructive patterns in your life or relationships? Would you like to understand these patterns, so that you…

You’re at the end of your tether, and you've been having serious problems in your relationship for a long time. You know that you are desperately unh…

How aware of your anger are you? Many of us may say, ‘No, I am not angry’; we may talk of anxieties or depression but not our emotions. We may not r…

How often do we say to ourselves "I should have done this" or "I ought to be able to do that" or the many other statements we make that are setting a…

SAD has become well known as the shorthand for Seasonal Affective Disorder, that cloak of despondency and gloom which can descend as autumn gives way…

As I write this, it’s January, the start of a new year. For some of us, it might be a time for making resolutions to start a new good habit, or stop…

It is not unusual for life and executive coaches to refer their clients to a counsellor or therapist for help in moving the client on into realising…

If you do, that’s great! But how often have you found that your good intentions come to nothing or dwindle out in a few weeks after you have set them…