Do therapists love their clients? Carl Rogers talked about unconditional positive regard. We hear words like compassion and empathy. I wonder why we…

Pain is unavoidable. No matter how hard we try we really cannot escape death, illness and loss. Or even little things, rejection, things not going t…

I once worked with a boss who would regularly bring his young daughter to work with him. She was about 18 months at the time (if I remember correctly…

Why do we come to therapy? Sometimes, when we feel bad or when we notice how our anxiety or depression stops us from enjoying life. When we see the…

The rewind technique is a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, and anxiety. For many years, severe anxiety-based conditions…

Guilt and shame may seem similar, but they are actually very different. Guilt is a feeling about a behaviour, whereas shame is a feeling about our ve…

I’ve been reflecting recently about how we sometimes dismiss a low mood, depression, anxiety or other symptoms as just 'life', and think that we just…

Growing up with a narcissistic parent is not only traumatic in nature, but also debilitating and detrimental. As a child growing up with a parent li…

"Take a deep breath..."This is some advice I am sure you have heard countless times if you’re angry, upset, or agitated, or if someone thinks you are…

I feel angry. If you do, it means a lot. It is emotionally healthy to be able to be relaxed and comfortable with what it means to be able to express…

Perhaps it’s just my age, but recently I have begun to focus on the process of ageing. Getting older has so many connotations, most of which, we are…

For far too long, the fields of counselling and psychotherapy have focused only on managing distressing emotions. Techniques to cultivate and enhance…