What stops you from getting the life you want? Do you feel anxious when you think about doing something out of your comfort zone? Do you get some un…

Being outside, watching the birds, animals and insects go about their daily lives, smelling the scent of roses, these can help make us feel better. N…

A critical exploration of the history of the treatment of mental illness - implications for psychotherapy in the 21st Century. Introduction This ac…

The holiday blues can be experienced by many people and can often feel overwhelming. Getting back into the routine of work, school, and daily life in…

The schools have broken up and the summer holidays are well and truly here. The irony is, holidays are often one of the most stressful times of the…

Feeling excessively anxious is horrible. It can produce effects that range from feeling uncomfortable to feeling totally disabled by it. Anxiety is…

The Royal College of Psychiatrists have told BBC Newsbeat that sectioning people under the Mental Health Act is saving lives.

The household seems on the edge of chaos. Nothing seems to be happening. Parents are worrying about the children. The children are staying away from…

Jane is a 14-year-old girl who wrote and illustrated this article to give us a unique teenage perspective on counselling. Her name has been changed t…

Are you one of the seven million people in the UK who cares for a relative or friend? If you are, you may have experienced some of the stresses and s…

A recent survey suggests mental health is a top concern for head teachers.

How we communicate has changed so much in the past 20 years. At the end of the 1990’s we still talked face-to-face and we called each other on the ph…