In the current climate, we are facing one of the most challenging aspects of the 21st century, something which no other individual on the planet has…

Social isolation in the current COVID-19 pandemic presents sexual anorexics with particular challenges. On one level the increased solitary living ma…

Understand the impact of domestic abuse, its forms, and the support available. Help is out there for anyone facing abuse - you're not alone.

Elderly Parents We took our sons to see their Nana at her nursing home on Mothering Sunday and she was delighted with the homemade card and poem. Mu…

What do we mean by emotional first aid? A simple answer to this is as follows: if you had badly hurt yourself, you wouldn’t ignore it, you would get…

The response to COVID-19 arriving has been one of shock, amongst other things. It has really seemed like a living bereavement and has probably been o…

We’ve all seen the jokes about couples arguing during the forced isolation period. Even before this unusual time, relationships have always been test…

At a time when levels of uncertainty in life are greater than usual, we can feel extremely vulnerable. Under difficult circumstances, we might look f…

Some of my clients are feeling upbeat about the next few months. In fact, the Coronavirus crisis has delivered some therapeutic effects. It puts pers…

We like to think that we are in control of our lives. But this is largely an illusion. We are all vulnerable to factors which we can’t influence much…

Communication Relationship therapists emphasise communication. Counselling sessions often begin with a couple being asked how their week together we…

I felt it was time to pen a few lines of encouragement to those who are really struggling through this time during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are all…