In this article, I will first ask you to reflect on the reason why you are seeking counselling to resolve current relationship issues. Next I will ex…

"What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility." - Leo Tolstoy. There is often…

Stopping an old habit can be very different from starting a new one.  When we want to learn a new habit, we need to do it on a regular basis. If we w…

Drinking is at the heart of social life for many people, but those few drinks with friends can sometimes escalate into regular weekends of binging. S…

Do you browse social media under your duvet in the morning and lose the motivation to get on with your day? Do you feel more anxious the more time yo…

People commonly describe depression in a number of ways: as a black cloud that accompanies them everywhere; a fog from which it's impossible to see o…

According to charity, Barnardo’s, the number of children seeking help for sex abuse has doubled in the last five years.

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There are many dates in our yearly calendars that have the potential to lead us to pause and reflect on ‘our lot', one of these has just passed: Chri…

I’m sure we are all familiar with the classic film about King Kong, the giant gorilla that runs amok in New York City. On closer inspection it seems…

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Usually referred by a family member, they arrive in the consulting room. Their most common issue is anger, closely followed by anxiety, stress and de…