In everyday language, the term addiction is usually applied to the 'need' to repeatedly take a drink or drug due to the physical or mental withdrawal…

"Why do they always leave the wet towels on the floor?" "I wish they'd put things away after they've used them" The list of complaints that one par…

Christmas is often regarded as 'the most wonderful time of year'; it’s picturesque, a time to spend with friends and family, and an opportunity to ov…

Thoughts are just thoughts.  We have 60,000+ thoughts per day; this means between 35 and 48 thoughts per minute, per person! They just arise within…

Clients often talk about feeling panicky or anxious, and seasonal events (e.g. Christmas) can be times of added stress. I've put together some really…

Addiction, substance use disorder, dependency. However you define it personally or professionally, it is a major issue and one that extends across al…

The Collins dictionary says "Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you wa…

There is so much anxiety in the world today. Anxiety-related issues are by far the biggest search terms people google when they are looking for couns…

'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens very much contains themes of trauma, therapy, and the transformation of healing that can bring about changes.…

People usually enter into counselling because they have an issue (or issues) of some kind in their life which is causing discomfort and which they wo…

Have you ever thought "I wish I could just accept myself as I am"? I am sure that most of us have. When we wish for self-acceptance, someone usually…

Life is awful, frustrating, depressing, hard, and difficult. I bet you too never have any luck! It’s just one thing after another; every year you fin…