Trauma affects many people in unique and individual ways. You may be a survivor of sexual abuse, sustained violence, sexual violence or domestic abus…

Chemsex can be identified as the habit of engaging in extended parties (often weekend long) that are fuelled by sexually disinhibiting drugs, such as…

You’re continuously surrounded by stimuli and so you might find yourself going along and distracting yourself from how you feel, from how you actuall…

Anxiety is a natural human response to threats. It energises the body, preparing it to respond to danger by either fighting or fleeing. However, anxi…

Feeling depressed at times is part of being human. The famous British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott saw the capacity to be able to sustain depressed…

What is a personal day and why should you take one?

Online dating is now part of everyday life for millions of people. There are many success stories of people meeting new partners this way, 23% of peo…

Research by John Gottman, an expert in marital relationships, suggests that whilst communication difficulties are ubiquitous in distressed couples, t…

In today’s society, we are conditioned to lean towards positive thinking and emotions daily. Positive thinking increases our ability to work through…

Anxiety and stress increases pain Pain is an intense sensation that hurts. It may be experienced as a steady, constant ache, a sharp stab or a dull…

What is codependency? Codependency rather like the term narcissism is something that has spread to the mainstream from what initially started as a t…

This is a question that many couples wonder about when they arrive for their first session of relationship counselling. Over a period of time (usuall…