As counsellors, we are required to go through personal counselling whilst we train, and I would say it's recommended to carry on after training is co…

Recently on holiday a friend confided in me that he was so relieved to see me, he declared himself to be totally “boundaried out”, that he was “awash…

A recent report has revealed that survivors of stroke and their families feel overwhelmed at having to cope with the psychological consequences alone…

When I started therapy as a first time client, I expected all the answers to my lifelong questions to be delivered quickly and succinctly, with no wa…

This Spring has been a long time coming. What a relief; I'd almost forgotten the sense of green and blue or of warm sun on the skin. Years ago I saw…

Social Anxiety Disorder can develop during adolescence, and if not treated the condition can last long term. Individuals who have been diagnosed with…

In my recent research, of male members aged 40 - 55, from a popular online dating agency, I was somewhat surprised to see that 75% of those who compl…

Drug properties, individual psychology and the context of the drug use are all important factors which influence drug effects.  Psychoactive drugs (…

Those of us who have contributed to the literature about models of drug dependence have indulged in irrelevancies. We have pushed an abstract scienti…

When were you last disappointed? What was it that disappointed you? The cold start to spring? A friend letting you down? The team you support losing…

1) Choose. Stress is our subjective response to unwanted demand - so if we choose to do something like the washing up or shopping, it will be less st…

Do you identify with experiences and symptoms such as significant tiredness, weight loss or gain, an anxious or panic state, negative thoughts, low m…