If you have grown up in an environment where you were not shown love, it can be hard to love yourself. After all, can you love someone (you) when no…

There is nothing like a wedding to expose conflict in families. With so many personalities and grievances in the mix, it is impossible to please ever…

After being in a tense or anxious situation, you may have have thought, “Why did I say or do that?” or “Why do I get so tongue tied?" It's only after…

It is a common experience to have had an emotionally overwhelming experience in early life, and to have found no source of comfort, understanding, he…

Many see schizophrenia as a devastating diagnosis, but that’s not always the case.

Firstly, if this is you, my condolences. Any separation is difficult. Difficult because our society demands we are at our pragmatic and logical best,…

I often smile at signs that tell the public what not to do, for example ‘don’t walk on the grass.’ They conjure up images of doing exactly what they…

A healthy balanced life is based on our success with managing our emotions. Often we can be struck by a bothersome emotion which can feel like a full…

Bullying at work is a common and serious problem. If you are the victim it can leave you isolated, anxious, stressed and can leave you with no real i…

The therapeutic relationship exists on different levels of reality, both that of ordinary life and the experiences occurring within it, as well as wi…

In part one, I wrote about the following paradoxes in therapy - change, empathy and the therapeutic relationship. In part two, I will write about the…

Despite being one of the safest means of transport, planes are a source of anxiety for many of us.  Boeing Corporation found out that 17% of America…