We’re in that time of year when it’s ‘always winter and never Christmas’ as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has it. It’s dark when you get up an…

Is the Buddhist view that the world is illusion compatible with psychotherapists' emphasis on reality testing? In Buddhism the concept of Anicca sugg…

Listening to ‘Pause for thought’ on BBC Radio 2 this week, I found the sentiments of the Tibetan Buddhist Alison Murdoch ran in parallel with some of…

An affair is not the end of the world, it just feels that way. It is true to say that one in three first marriages and one in two second marriages en…

Communication, Sex, and Children are the three areas that affect the bond between a couple. This suggests that all three areas are important for sus…

For a first timer choosing a therapist can be quite daunting as there appears to be many considerations. For example, what do all the abbreviations a…

It’s a challenge to separate binge eating from over-eating, but they are not the same thing. Binge eating disorder is probably on one of the least un…

When it comes to getting children off to sleep our grandparents knew what they were doing. We do not often here tales of difficulty relating to sleep…

If you want to get some tax advice, you pick a local accountant. No problem. Want finally to make your will after years of procrastinating? Then, fin…

Both are often considered interchangeable and overlap occurs in many instances. Counselling may be offered in certain circumstances as part of the ps…

Depression is a serious illness and it is different from the common feelings of unhappiness or of being fed up for short periods of time. Depression…

Bringing awareness to the past and how it affects our present relationships.Psychodynamic counselling focuses primarily on the concept that we are al…