Putting yourself first How often do we give ourselves time and space to reflect on our lives and think about ourselves? We may feel this is a selfis…

Ever had the feeling that you’re just treading the same path repeatedly and getting nowhere? Or that you just don’t know how to get motivated? We all…

We sometimes hear people being judged for being “too needy”; “clingy” or “dependent”. We don’t like these traits in others and it’s even harder to ac…

Forgive: verb, to stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offence, flaw or mistake.Synonyms – pardon, remit, excuse, condone. What d…

During therapy, it's important to try and understand that how one sees the world is not necessarily how the world actually is. Phenomenology, one of…

If anger is just an emotion – why does it seem to cause so much distress? And why are we so afraid of it? Firstly – it is an emotion and can be a ve…

When a relationship comes to an end it is normal to be filled with many emotions. Many of these may be negative; often we are looking to assign blame…

How much do you know about counselling? A therapist shares their expert insight on three of the main approaches to counselling, and the theories behind them.

Integrative counselling and psychotherapy can be seen as one of the most effective approaches of counselling. The philosophical stance of this form o…

“Depression has taken everything from me. It’s taken everything enjoyable. Everything I have aspired to be, everything I long to be, it has faded me…

A couple of years ago I started working with a client who stated her doctor thought she had Dysthymia. I had heard of the condition, however did not…

One of the most basic needs we have as human beings is to feel confirmed in our being, and good about ourselves. Stripped of intellectual language an…