On the 13th May, I attended the Dying for Life Festival in Cambridge. This was one of the many events happening all over the country as part of Dying…

You may have been wondering why to consider group supervision rather than one to one supervision? As an advocate of receiving and providing group sup…

Two years ago I wrote an article for the Counselling Directory on the problems experienced in adulthood by those brought up in alcoholic or similarly…

Good mental health is not about always being happy or never struggling. You have a full range of emotions, from happiness to sadness, anger, anxiety…

What is a teenager worth? Are they worth less than a young child or an adult? A lot of the challenges and opportunities that our young people face c…

Everyone was shocked by the atrocities experienced as a result of the horrific bombing at a concert in Manchester. Many innocent lives were lost and…

How can you talk to your children about tragedy?

I recently attended a training event on safeguarding. A very important thing for me as a professional, but not the purpose of this post. The trainer…

Having recently attended a training course on anger, I became fascinated by the notion of shame as underlying anger/rage, personality disorders and o…

Most of us agonise about how we come across to others. Some of us find ourselves in an endless loop of ‘comparison anxiety’.  Rationally we know it’s…

Explore the complexities of grief after losing a loved one, including feelings of guilt and isolation, and the importance of living in the present.

There are many myths and misconceptions about art therapy actually is and here, I set out to explain what it is and how it can help you.  What kind…