Often in our society people recoil from grief. Perhaps being unsure what to say or fearing saying the wrong thing. Yet being a companion to someone w…

It’s not always easy to know when a loved one is suffering from anxiety.

In the day I’m busy. At night I wake at 3am feeling anxious, desolate, powerless, empty. In the night I get lonely and want to reach out but who is…

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to read this. We are on a journey of change from an unhealthy pattern of ‘exits’ from our life to a healthier pattern…

Nearly half a million adults are sexually assaulted in England and Wales each year (rapecrisis.org.uk). Below is a poem illustrating the difficulties…

I have been teaching stretch and relax classes for a number of years and I believe in a holistic approach that incorporates the mind, body and the sp…

Clients can indicate that they are approaching difficult memories in a session by throwing out clues. They may say something like ‘my mother worked,…

From being an exercise resistor, I have now moved to being an exercise enthusiast and convertor.Whilst studying for my Masters degree in Positive Psy…

Grieving a pet can be profound and complex. Explore the stages of grief, from shock to guilt, and find support for healing and acceptance.

I was away from home recently. Many of my usual habits were disrupted. I was in a different place with different people and that meant that a lot of…

Betrayal destroys trust and a lack of trust destroys relationships. If your partner betrays you in your relationship is it possible for the relations…

In part one I wrote about the importance of different types of trust in the therapeutic relationship, prioritising therapy and using time in between…