I recently read a very upsetting news article about the suicides of three, new students, from the same university. My first thoughts were of complete…

It’s often said that “talking never hurt anyone” and that “it always helps to talk”. The question is then: How does talking actually help? Before th…

Anger is of course a normal, healthy emotion that anyone experiences when they are going through a distressing or threatening experience. But this fe…

Share a message of hope to those who need a little extra support.

When we think of having therapy, most likely we imagine meeting with a therapist face-to-face in a consulting room. However, increasingly much psycho…

I have thought about writing this article for weeks but I have refrained from doing so as it just seemed to enhance my argument; the quandary of whet…

Separation and divorce affects millions of families in the UK from every walk of life. Even Hollywood superstars like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wi…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a common mental health disorder in which a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. These obsessions…

The notion of “Dread” can effectively have a potent, crippling and in some cases pathological disposition on one’s ego; infiltrating trust in themsel…

We ask counsellor and Counselling Directory member, Jennie Cummings-Knight to share her thoughts on bullying and what can be done.

At this time of year there can be so many expectations built around winter and the run up to Christmas. There are the romanticised images of festive…

The practice of positive self-talk is something that can be learned and which can be extremely useful in managing the mental and physical symptoms of…