The Christmas period can be a particularly stressful time for close intimate relationships. It is a time that when visits to family or friends can po…

It is at this time of the year when life becomes extremely stressful. There is an enormous pressure to fit culturally, socially and religiously into…

Several years ago I sat in a lecture hall expecting to hear an academic lecture on depression. Instead I listened to two very attractive people descr…

Some schools of therapy like to describe depression as a process rather than as a static condition. According to these therapists, a person isn’t so…

I have often thought long and hard about the power dynamic in a therapeutic relationship. Clients arrive and think I am the 'expert', but am I? Surel…

During Christmas time, we often find clients feel extra pressure. Our awareness and concern spreads also to the homeless and children in care, in par…

Encountering the death of a loved one for the first time can be an upsetting, confusing time for children.

As always, this blog was prompted by something that I noticed in my own experience when going about my daily life! So... recently I let my kitten ou…

I am a great believer in optimism and positive thinking. I include it in both my personal and professional life, sometimes even to the extreme. And I…

“I’m okay thanks”, covers a lot doesn’t it? It’s a response we often give when we are asked how we are doing and it’s a good cover for a range of emo…

It snowed on the weekend and my Instagram feed was filled with wonderment - pictures of snow and children with ruddy cheeks. Looking ahead, I am sure…

This can be a common trait for a lot of us, that little voice in our heads that decides that we will not achieve, we haven’t dressed the right way, w…