The journey to therapy can be hard. This can be doubly true for those seeking couples counselling. For there can be obstacles in the way of going to…

Recognising that you would like or need counselling is a very brave step. It is critical that your first call or email is treated with sensitivity a…

New research has found a shocking number of people suffering from Asperger’s syndrome and autism are being abused or manipulated by people they belie…

Contemporary psychotherapeutic thinking can be classified into three primary areas of focus: (a) those that believe that healing occurs in the here-a…

How often we hear that if we look after our physical health through good nutrition, exercise, hobbies and interests and a reasonable work-life balanc…

Is your relationship harming you psychologically?

Hands up anyone who thinks of trauma as something dramatic and enormous - being caught up in warfare, perhaps, or being the victim of a criminal act;…

This article aims to give a brief introduction to seasonal affective disorder, explain some of the common signs of it, ways you can manage it on your…

When we are with other people we act almost like transmitters when we relay our emotional state through numerous non-verbal signals, whether that is…

What does it matter what I feel about my therapist? In most counselling sessions, you might expect your counsellor to be interested in your feelings…

Do you find yourself thinking that you ‘hate’ not knowing or not being sure? These notes are concerned with getting to know this part of ourselves an…

We’ve all watched the horrors of the Tunisian holidaymakers unfold on our TV screens in recent weeks and try to make sense of images of a gunman pick…