Perhaps most of us associate counselling with ‘private’ or personal problems: anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties or loss seem to belong t…

Is it the result of ’faulty thinking’? Is it a genetic pre-disposition?  Maybe it’s a spiritual malaise? There are many ways to explain and understan…

Communication breakdown For many couples the breakdown of communication happens very gradually. Couples in this situation are often able to communic…

An inquiry in Wales and England discovered hundreds of deaths of people with mental health problems who were in detention could have been avoided.

Do you ever find yourself tiptoeing around a certain family member or work colleague? Have you resorted to texting when you don’t want to face a diff…

Women with learning disabilities who have suffered domestic violence are not getting the recognition and support they need.

"Help we might as well be talking different languages!" One section on my intake form is communication. This is often the part that causes the most…

Long-term relationships should offer each partner two things. The relationship should feel like the best place for individual growth. And it should b…

Through the years that we have been specialising in dyslexia awareness counselling we have found that it is often the assessment which is felt like a…

First of all, what is and is not DID: DID is not multiple personality disorder – this is an old and inaccurate term.  DID is not a form of psychosi…

Is feeling depressed a sign of failure and weakness, or a normal emotional phase, which we all can go through from time to time? When I was in thera…

A leading expert warns 'selfies' could be behind a jump in cases of anorexia and other eating disorders.