In today’s workplace it doesn’t matter what position you’re at - there is a level of stress that perhaps wasn’t there a generation ago. Most jobs hav…

Is it something I said? Is it something I did? Am I somehow to blame here? These are questions we often ask ourselves when hard times come. If someo…

Many of us will recognise the uncomfortable anxious feeling meeting new people for the first time, or being asked to “say a few words” or to give a p…

Nowadays the word ‘depression’ has been so fully absorbed into our daily language that it is often incorrectly used to describe normal sadness. Some…

Cheating is one of the most traumatic events for a couple and it compromises its balance and stability. In fact, infidelity represents a break into t…

We look at some common fears people have when considering talk therapy.

So you've decided that you want to start seeing a counsellor. Congratulations! That's a big decision in itself and could mean the start of a new phas…

It is not uncommon for some people to view panic attacks as a relatively trivial problem, and that all that is required is for people to ‘pull themse…

Meditation is an ancient practice to help your mind be more disciplined in focusing on the very present moment. This stills the mind and helps let th…

The use of creative therapeutic approaches in therapy can help clients to tap into their visual, auditory and experiential way of communicating. Thro…

Trauma is an experience of being completely overwhelmed, of being out of control. Trauma can be the result of a one-off event like a road accident, b…

As a naturally emotionally sensitive person, you may have accumulated experiences of being misunderstood and marginalised, and subsequently, you have…