I have set myself an impossible task. Answering the question ‘what does psychotherapy feel like?’ is a bit like trying to describe colours to a perso…

If we think of our lives as a trip, a hike perhaps, then our life experiences and emotions are like the backpack that we are carrying. Sometimes we a…

“We have a duty as human beings not to stand by and watch people being hurt for being different.”

We all experience relationship issues on some level. It can be with your wife, boyfriend, father, friend, a colleague... whoever. It's completely nor…

One of the oldest debates in psychology is whether the mind and body are two separate entities or do they impact on each other. The 17th century fren…

If you are feeling low, anxious or stressed, you will not be motivated to keep moving forward, but rather feel stuck, confused and unsure what is goi…

Are you happy with your body? Happy with your body as it is now, with how it functions, how it looks, how it feels? If the answer is yes, that’s bril…

The number of people looking for therapy is on the increase. Since 2014, almost 30% of British adults have tried therapy, where in a safe place they…

Past, present and future are the three elements of our timeline that strongly influence our self, mind and our psychological functioning. Our sense o…

That might look like a pretty silly title. Everybody knows that. And yet there does seem to be an expectation that once we’re into, or past middle ag…

Here are some thoughts and behaviours common in people with low self-esteem. It can be useful to identify which ones resonate with you, knowing as mu…

We've all heard of the three R's but what do we know about the four R's? Well, it's a technique developed by Dr Jeffrey Schwartz of UCLA (The Univers…