As a London psychotherapist in private practice, I have great experience working with anxiety. I encounter it daily in my clients which is presented…

Telephone and online therapy have been with us for a number of years. Pressure on the availability of face-to-face counselling has been increasing th…

Coronavirus: Looking after your mental health The Coronavirus challenge is unprecedented in my lifetime and presents us all with uncertainty and vas…

With an increasing amount of media attention on the spread of COVID -19 (coronavirus), there are some valid questions that counsellors are asking the…

What is guilt? As the definition below suggests, guilt is a feeling:Guilt: "a feeling of having committed wrong or failed in an obligation."I had ne…

We all know someone who we would define as being a ‘creative’ person. Someone who can make something out of an empty toilet roll, a pipe cleaner and…

Among the great privileges of being a psychotherapist are the moments when a client tells you a secret they have never told anyone else. A secret the…

Initially, it takes time and pain to get to a point where therapy is an option. Family, friends and work colleagues may notice a change in you such a…

This was a breakthrough for me before I really knew anything about therapy, mindfulness or neuroscience. I discovered that compassion is a powerful t…

Making the decision to go to relationship counselling for many couples is a positive and brave move towards becoming more connected and happier toget…

Coming out to friends and family members is a significant and daunting milestone in the lives of most LGBT+ people. Most, if not all non-heterosexual…

As we move further into the digital age, the difficult reality for many therapists can come from connecting with you, the client. What does 'connecti…