While a journal cannot replace a therapist, it can be therapeutic. What a journal can do is help you to notice patterns in your behaviour and emotion…

January is the busiest month of the year for divorce and separation, often with couples having stayed together so that they don’t ruin the children’s…

Depression is something that can affect us all. It is a serious problem and it needs concerted action if it is to be defeated. For those suffering fr…

‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’  Lao-tzu – Chinese Philosopher That initial step, that initial call, that initial movement…

This is a huge and complex question; one that is awash with statistics, articles, research, opinions, political and educational concerns by politicia…

Cancer. Such a frightening word to say out loud and yet so many of us are having to face it at some time in our lives. Sometimes it’s a far away thin…

You’re exhausted. You’ve tossed and turned – the duvet has been on and off all night. You felt hot one minute and cold the next. Morning comes with r…

This simple statement of self-belief can seem out of reach for many people. They have spent years telling themselves that they are not worth it or th…

It is true that depression isn’t something you can banish in an instant, however, a set of coping strategies and awareness can help you to help yours…

The adage is that ‘common sense’ should prevail and it seems that, at least in some part, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has prevailed as the NH…

Our relationships are central to our overall happiness. Human beings are social creatures and we all we all desire satisfactory, mutually pleasing re…

Until very recently "Rosie" had a busy life seeing friends, going to the cinema, helping out at the local charity shop and happily seeing her two chi…