We seem to find it so easy to criticise ourselves and so difficult to say something nice. Make a mistake, or even imagining we have done something wr…

Living with anxiety can be debilitating and frustrating. Constantly worrying, catastrophising and creating worst-case scenarios do nothing but leavin…

As a human species, on the whole, we evolved, we developed, and we became more sophisticated. We learned to use a fork and knife, and we built house…

A question that might come to mind when browsing the various therapists on the Counselling Directory might be 'should I do face-to-face therapy or on…

Do you find yourself feeling anxious in meetings? You wait for your turn to speak but it never seems to come. Or you drum up the courage to say somet…

Easter is over, and the chocolate eggs and bunnies are no more - just a pile of scrunched-up foil and crumpled cardboard. But perhaps, for you, that…

Knowing and embracing who we are is so important, but sometimes we can run from pillar to post without being in touch with our identity. Alternativel…

Good use of resources What are you getting paid for? Could be considered the central challenge to therapists in general. What exactly do therapists…

Many of us find ourselves in relationships that keep repeating the same patterns of behaviour and we attract similar types of partners. This is attri…

I do not need to tell anyone that has experienced a partner having an affair or being the person having the affair what effect this can have on a rel…

There is so much exposure for our children in society, with such easy access to social media and an increase in cyberbullying, self-harm, low self-es…

We share the main differences between long and short-term therapies, and what each different approach may be able to offer you.