Empathy is the ability to tune ourselves into other people’s sensations and emotions, and gain a sense of what is like to be them in that moment. It…

Anyone can experience panic and anxiety at some time in their lives. These feelings are a natural response to feeling threatened and act as a protect…

“If there was one thing you could change in your life, what would it be?” I asked a friend this morning. “I wish people had listened. I wish I had l…

We all have a family. Often though that is where the similarity ends. There would seem infinite variety in families. We are shaped by the family in w…

Transgender people face 18 month long waiting lists for consultations at specialist NHS clinics.

It’s new, it’s fresh, it’s dynamic, it’s you!I just realised I am writing on a product of the Earth, paper. A product that has been manipulated for y…

Self-harm at first sight appears to be an illogical action. What can be gained by harming yourself? For some, the act of harming the body has the ef…

In my work the effect that separating parents have on children causes many problems for both the children and the parents, and coming to terms with a…

We’ve all done it – got caught up in our own thinking and gone round and round like the hamster on the wheel. This exercise is to help you get out o…

A large number of clients who seek counselling or psychotherapy have experienced trauma in some shape or form; most of the time their trauma has been…

Are you one of those people who wake up on a Monday morning raring to start a new diet and use that gym membership that you bought in the New Year bu…

Could you, or someone you know, be in an abusive relationship?