According to the charity Mind, local authorities spend an “unacceptably low” amount of money on mental health.

'Wherever you go, there you are...' Jon Kabat-Zin.In life, we can spend an awful lot of time and energy seeking out new relationships, experiences, m…

'How can I create a relationship that works?', 'Will I ever find a boyfriend/girlfriend if I leave this one?' 'Will I ever be able to find someone to…

If you are reading this you are probably in a very lonely place, trying to work out how to move forward in an unhappy relationship. If you have been…

Would you say you are an angry person? If you’re not you must still (very naturally) become angry. Anger is made up of passive and aggressive forms,…

Counselling is frequently associated with mental ill health. However the potential it offers to share our internal dialogue with someone unbiased and…

Adolescence has always been a tricky time, for both the young person and for their parents or care-givers. This short article focuses particularly on…

What is anger?  Anger is a very stressful and energising emotion. It is a normal response when we feel threatened or when thinking we have been trea…

This is a common situation in long-term relationships. Whichever side of the equation you are on, it can cause unhappiness - one partner feeling they…

Over the past few months I’ve been paying close attention to the language male clients have been using during counselling sessions. The words are dif…

Counselling Directory has re-launched, and now has an exciting range of new features designed to make it easier for you to connect with a professiona…

“Find a place where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell from A Joseph Campbell Companion. Reflections on the Art of Liv…