What is anger?  Anger is a very stressful and energising emotion. It is a normal response when we feel threatened or when thinking we have been trea…

This is a common situation in long-term relationships. Whichever side of the equation you are on, it can cause unhappiness - one partner feeling they…

Over the past few months I’ve been paying close attention to the language male clients have been using during counselling sessions. The words are dif…

Counselling Directory has re-launched, and now has an exciting range of new features designed to make it easier for you to connect with a professiona…

“Find a place where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell from A Joseph Campbell Companion. Reflections on the Art of Liv…

A reflective listener tries to respond to feelings, not just to content. Feelings emerge in the emotional tone that the speaker expresses, such as an…

A new report highlights poor mental health care for pregnant women and the costly repercussions.

These notes are concerned with feeling proud about own achievements (given credit for success) and having pride defined as consciousness of one’s sel…

Dealing with conflict in a healthy way is key to lasting relationships.

One of the strange things in a long-term relationship is that we often see our partner as our best friend, but paradoxically, we find it’s difficult…

New research highlights the extent of poor body image and low self-esteem in people today.

There are some subjects that seem just too difficult, shameful or embarrassing to discuss. Sexuality is an obvious one. Death is another. And we‘re o…