So what have counselling and therapy got to do with Halloween? At first sight not very much. I am certainly not suggesting that therapists ever appea…

This article is a more theoretical view on what the feeling of emptiness means to us and how we can make sense of it. We are all familiar with the dr…

According to the basic Human Givens principles, good emotional health is achieved by fulfilling our needs, both basic and complex. Those needs will u…

In a study between pathologic gamblers and alcoholics, the gambling addict experienced stronger cravings than did the alcohol dependent person. (http…

Everyone worries about matters from time to time. Worry can be defined as a succession of anxiety-laden negative thoughts focused towards problem sol…

According to research recently published in health journal The Lancet, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is more successful than standard care when…

We all hear about the importance of parent-child attachment, but how much does it affect you in later life? Well...quite a lot, but usually in combin…

Sherry Turkle the MIT technologist and psychotherapist has used the term Perfect Storm to describe the time we are living in with technology, social…

Modern relationships are hard work and perhaps that is why so many of us have relationship problems. Many articles will talk about the importance of…

There are some people who love the prospect of change; they say it excites them and they seem comfortable with the unfamiliarity of what comes next,…

As a psychosexual therapist I often deliver sexuality and sexual education workshops to the wider public. I have delivered many training days to male…

Some of us find that we keep being attracted to those who are unavailable. This might be because the person we want lives abroad, or is married, or d…