What are the valid reasons why people seek the help of a counsellor? Counselling can help with all sorts of different issues, not all reasons though…

It's often said that starting therapy is the hardest part. In fact at times I have heard it shared that making the decision to engage with therapy is…

Even if you're not suffering from a full-blown physical addiction, it is not uncommon to use alcohol to deal with uncomfortable feelings and for some…

1. I feel, but I am not the feelingsAnxiety, anger, and other uncomfortable feelings can be tremendously uncomfortable. The bodily response is very s…

The importance of looking after yourself when your work involves helping others.

The American humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers pioneered from the 1950's onwards what was first called ‘non-directive’ counselling, then ‘client-ce…

A couple of weeks ago I read a review about the forthcoming television drama, 'Patrick Melrose'. It was a well written and sensitive review by a nati…

There’s so much pressure to be doing things, going out, meeting friends and having fun. And, with social media, the pressure has increased, knowing w…

Anxious people often believe that they should exert a degree of control over their feelings of uneasiness. One might say that this (usually unarticul…

Something I often hear from clients is a confusion between self-care and selfishness. There seems to be a lot of uncertainty about these two very dif…

The first two to three years of having your first child can go by in a blur. Sleepless nights, teething, toddlerhood, juggling parenthood with day to…

The couple walks in, sits down heavily and says we fight too much. We have all bought into the notion that if we love each other there will only be…