It’s true when it’s said that we don’t choose our family in contrast to choosing our friends. Families have a responsibility to us in each diverse el…

Your mouth waters in anticipation and you are already planning the supermarket trip, for all your favourite sweets. The urge to binge can feel overpo…

Imagine you’re walking in a park one day. Some children are playing a ball game, and the ball accidentally hits your arm. “Ow!” you think, “that hurt…

Counselling changes lives. We've all heard this before, but how can it help? Here are my top 10 therapy takeaways. 1. You can unload your feelings…

Many of my clients want to climb a mountain, that is to say, they want to achieve immediate, permanent change and do so as quickly as possible. This…

Life is tough, random and chaotic and there are many things out of our control. The more things we focus on outside of our influence the less happy a…

What does it mean to have a ‘sexual voice’? It means being in touch with your desire, knowing what you want sexually, and being able to communicate y…

We speak to psychotherapist Ben Amponsah about his career journey so far and advice for those interested in therapy.

Today I woke up bleary-eyed after a fitful night’s sleep. My dreams had been menacing, menopause night sweats did not help and my heart had been all…

While we are grieving, it becomes even more important to show ourselves compassion. Here, in no particular order, I have listed a few ways we can do…

Wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection. Not to be confused with wasabi, the green stuff you find next to your sushi! Wabi-sa…

Do you know people who, no matter what life throws at them, bounce back and take difficult life events in their stride? Why do some of us instead get…