Working out in the wrong headspace can have adverse effects. Gym rage is common and clinical psychologist, Isabel Clarke, gives insight into why this…

What are the symptoms of depression? Depression can affect people in many different ways. Some people experience primarily psychological and emotion…

The state of our relationships can often be used as an effective barometer for the state of our lives as a whole. Unsatisfactory relationships can le…

Work-related stress is a prevalent health problem in the United Kingdom with the Health & Safety Executive’s Labour Force quoting 10.8 million lost w…

“Existential.”  It sounds complicated and deep doesn’t it?  Well, it certainly is deep, but it isn’t really complicated.  I would describe it as “exp…

There are many ways that Counselling can help people with depression and this article can’t cover all of them. It is important to note that every cli…

A lot of people think counselling is just the counsellor sitting, head sympathetically on one side, saying “Ahh” and “Mmm-hmm” every so often as the…

Do you feel low on energy or grumpier than usual at this time of year? Do you find your sleeping patterns are all over the place? Do you feel as if y…

Psychodrama – becoming alive 1.   What is Psychodrama? Psychodrama has wide applications. Psychodramatists work with Psychodrama in a variety o…

Although stress is not an illness in itself it has some very unpleasant symptoms that can lead to illness.  If you can recognise the signs and sympto…

More and more people are suffering from depression in the UK and it is one of the chief reasons why people first come to counselling. The Office for…

I have just got back from a dancing and yoga retreat in Italy. It was truly amazing, in the beautiful Umbrian landscape with a group of incredible wo…