In this article, I would like to talk to you about some of the different myths around psychotherapy. In fact, it’s difficult to understand what ther…

Medicines, drugs, pills, tablets etc. for mental health is one of the most complicated areas of medicine. It is complicated because of the science on…

Growing up with Buddhist parents, meditation has been a daily practice for the last 20 years of my life. What started off with my own child-size medi…

“We live in a fast-paced world..." That is how I started an article on anxiety, written some years ago. Revisiting such a statement in today’s contex…

Private counselling can be a costly affair. It can feel tricky to work out how a counsellor’s fee equates to value for money. How do therapists calcu…

How much time each day do you spend in chatrooms? Do you find you stay on late at night? Or frequently check during the day? Perhaps you feel your us…

When lockdown happened, I thought my outdoor counselling work was going to be very restricted and would mainly take place online. However, I am now d…

Some people have, during the pandemic, worked from home whilst others have had to continue to 'go in', whatever that might mean. You might have the u…

Loneliness has been around long before COVID-19 showed up. Loneliness, already seen as widespread in our society, has been exacerbated by the pandemi…

The transition from face-to-face to virtual therapy was quick, but how can we ensure sessions are kept private?

There are times when we want to be heard; we have been wronged and it is time to speak out. We have seen societal injustice and we want our voice to…

Ilana Estelle talks to us about how a change towards inclusive attitudes for people with a disability is going in the right direction, but we aren't…