I often hear the phrase "I'm only joking" in the therapy room. We have all heard it in our day to day lives, and I'm sure we have all used it at some…

As the darker mornings and evenings draw in, the leaves fall from the trees and Christmas food starts creeping onto supermarket shelves, it's natural…

Dress or suit ordered check? Venue booked? Cake... tasted? There is so much to plan before the big day. What has been happening more and more often i…

Psychotherapist Noel Bell explores some helpful treatment plans for addiction.

In one of the weight-loss imaging groups that I facilitate, my clients brought in the topic of lonely eating - a habit of turning to food when feelin…

On the list of feelings that are the most difficult to deal with, shame holds a leading position. Carl Gustav Jung, one of the founders of the modern…

Having had to move house more than a dozen times in my life, I often wondered what it is about house moves that makes them so stressful. It seems tha…

What is emotional abuse? Find out how EMDR can help with emotional abuse recovery

Below the surface of your mind, in the deep neural structures of your brain, is a hidden world. Dark and forbidding, we might think of it as deep spa…

Men's inability to talk about issues concerning their mental health has led to an increased incidence of suicide in this group. Reflecting on the Ro…

Do we always fear the unknown and become petrified that we’re judged by our fear and anxiousness? It’s time for us to educate ourselves, in order to…

Have you ever felt like you were living a life that was being driven by something else other than you? This article may be able to help you understan…