With more than 1.4 million older people feeling cut off from society, how can you help combat loneliness?

Every day I hear people talking about their deadlines, anxiety, stress and lack of sleep. Most of all, they talk about their lack of time and wish ‘t…

It is perhaps never an easy time to stop drinking or taking drugs, but the lead up to the Christmas holiday season can be a particularly difficult ti…

Over the years I have had the privilege of witnessing much personal change when working with clients which has been a joy to see. Change does not hav…

Often as counsellors, we do not see couples until the relationship is heading for intensive care. While relationships have their difficulties, their…

At a recent training workshop we were invited to consider the people who are in our orbit and what prevents us being or feeling closer to them. We w…

To reduce craving – the more stressed we are the more we seek external stimulants to relieve the symptoms of stress – exchanging one chemical (such a…

I was born with a healthy body which allowed me to train as an athlete and compete in competitions which was fantastic... until it wasn’t. I became v…

Mindfulness is not all about sitting and waiting; some 'work' has to be done. Many people come to Mindfulness meditation as a result of an issue in…

While our children will always be our children, whatever their age, as parents, it is easy to lose ourselves in being parents. This can sometimes mea…

The demand for relationship counselling has three main peaks in the year – after summer holidays, after Valentine’s Day and after Christmas. All thre…

The ways in which we think, feel, relate and behave all have their roots in early childhood. The saying “give me a boy till he is seven – and I will…