Society tells us to always put our best foot forward. We are taught to distance ourselves from the negative aspects of ourselves and there are attrib…

When you decide to see a therapist you are both together entering an alliance. This alliance is a serious one. You are both agreeing to commit to a r…

You may have been journeying through life, ‘coping’ and ‘just getting on with it’, when you wake up one morning and think, ‘I just can’t face the day…

Are headaches or migraines a problem for you? Do you sometimes feel that emotional factors or stress are contributing to the problem? Maybe counselli…

A study published by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2001 found that practicing mindfulness meditation for an average of just tw…

A simple Internet search will no doubt bring you an overwhelming amount of information on the term dissociation, and it can be difficult to understan…

Relationship counselling can be very helpful for a couple to have together when there are issues between them. But does it make sense for some people…

Perhaps most of us associate counselling with ‘private’ or personal problems: anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties or loss seem to belong t…

Is it the result of ’faulty thinking’? Is it a genetic pre-disposition?  Maybe it’s a spiritual malaise? There are many ways to explain and understan…

Communication breakdown For many couples the breakdown of communication happens very gradually. Couples in this situation are often able to communic…

An inquiry in Wales and England discovered hundreds of deaths of people with mental health problems who were in detention could have been avoided.

Do you ever find yourself tiptoeing around a certain family member or work colleague? Have you resorted to texting when you don’t want to face a diff…