Sometimes, it can take a long time to decide to go and see a counsellor. This can be for many reasons, including anxiety about sharing personal detai…

The experience of a healthy relationship is vitally important for our well-being. The counselling relationship can play a huge part in the well-being…

So far, as a counsellor, there have been certain moments that will stay with me. For example, the client who - having previously acted on a former th…

One of the things that can fail us when our mental or emotional health is suffering is that we can struggle to access our intuition. It isn’t surpris…

Big Little Lies I’d been keeping this second series on catch-up to provide a pick-me-up for when Love Island ended. Sad, I know, but it did the tric…

Consider this - if your wounds are like a litre of water, and your capacity to manage them is like a bowl, inevitably there is going to be some stirr…

There is a big overlap between individual and couples counselling, and it is sometimes hard to determine clear guidelines on their differences. Never…

Try this... Take a sheet of paper. Give another sheet to every member of your family. Now, each of you draw your family tree. You could use square…

Counsellors often meet people in private practice in a state of crisis. They may come for help with anxiety, grief, or because they are struggling in…

While most of us would agree that a good education should lead to a greater range of options later in life, the pressure to perform academically can…

What's your morning routine? Simple question, but if you have suffered, or are suffering, from low mood, it's very significant. And as the nights dr…

Human beings nowadays are forced to use the brain, think, and analyse until the point of complete disconnection with their intuition. Most of the day…