When in an anxious state, if we concentrate on it negatively in a bid to try and stop it, this is often counterproductive (when has telling someone t…

Relationships issues counselling Our lives revolve around the relationships that we form and often, we achieve a level completeness and experience h…

What can you do to help? 1. Don’t panic! – It can seem very frightening when watching someone experience an anxiety attack for the first time; you m…

As food and fitness bloggers distance themselves from these potentially harmful trends, is there still a danger of their audiences becoming susceptib…

Our beliefs about ourselves (core beliefs) can often emerge from early life experiences. As adults, there are things we do on a day-to-day basis that…

Courage in counselling and psychotherapy Courage is something that is rarely spoken about in relation to counselling and psychotherapy – yet we know…

Until recently, metaphysical concepts such as the law of attraction belonged to the world of spirituality and esoteric. However, thanks to various bo…

The difference between empathy and sympathy can be identified in many ways, often we hear "Well at least..." this is not empathy, it could be sympath…

Pluralism is a therapy modality that offers clients more choices in how they tackle their difficulties. In this article, I will provide three ways th…

Eating disorder survivor Kat Nicholls looks at the importance of representation of eating disorders in the media.

Pre-conceptions Like most psychotherapists I’ve spent many hours during my training undergoing my own therapy. I assumed that knowing about the mode…

When we have intrusive thoughts it is important to: identify when we are having them how we are trying to make them go away how we may be avoidi…