Panic attacks can come on for no apparent reason and at any time of the day or night. This can be a very frightening experience. These panic attacks…

Do you have a teenager in the final year of school? Have you noticed changes in their personality or recent behaviour? If the answer is yes, then yo…

The couple sit down and as she starts to talk, her husband looks away. He seems more interested in the books on my shelf. The more emotional and plea…

How often do we respond to a question or enquiry with 'I don’t know'? How does it feel when you say ‘I don’t know’? What unconscious expectations may…

Self-doubt underlies many aspects of anxiety and low mood. It is the lack of trust in the self; the lack of belief in the self’s ability. This can be…

It's coming! Soon, everywhere you look will be surrounded by love hearts and everything pink! Flowers go up in price to an extraordinary amount. Of c…

We explore the benefits of talking and the impact on our mental health.

Domestic violence is such an epidemic that at one point or another it is inevitable that as counsellors we will come into contact with a survivor. Th…

Modern life This is a time of the year when many of us can feel down. The sparkle of Christmas is over, there are days on end of rain and cold weath…

Being authentic and change We all struggle with change at times, but sometimes it can feel impossible to work out what we actually want. Carl Roger…

When you hear that someone has completed suicide, one of the first thoughts we have is "how did that happen, they seemed happy", and your heart goes…

Does this sound like you? "I always feel let down. I give so much of myself which other people are happy to take and get nothing back. Then I think…