I have been reflecting recently on the important components of a successful therapeutic relationship. I want to understand what makes the difference…

Let me ask you a question. Whose job is it to make you feel good? If you believe this responsibility lays with others, don't read on... You won’t lik…

Have you ever found yourself saying thank you when someone has asked how you are? Have you slowed down walking out of a building because you didn't w…

There is an encouraging awareness of mental health issues today. This increased emphasis is reflected in articles, videos and reports across the popu…

A new concept perhaps?  In our climate of overwork, rising stress levels, declining health, unfulfilling relationships both at work and at home, a co…

Anger and anxiety are two states of heightened alert. In both cases we feel our heartbeat running fast and an endless flow of thoughts go through our…

Recovery takes knowledge, commitment and effort. It’s a process and not an event. That is, relapse, backsliding or returning to what has occurred. It…

Getting something wrong, not being good enough, not finishing something... failure can be deemed to be many things and whatever it is, just the mere…

Society often portrays sex and gender as binary opposites; male and female; masculine and feminine. Each of these social constructs beget more social…

How we think is paramount to how we feel. In most cases we wonder as to what comes first, the chicken or the egg. Is it that our thoughts first arriv…

It can be confusing looking for a counsellor, for there are so many listed on various websites and directories, so this short article is for anyone l…

Friendships can bring us such happiness, but what happens when they turn toxic?