In the Handbook of Social Psychology, RR Willoughby describes Anxiety as “the most prominent mental characteristic of Occidental (Western) Society.”…

“If summer were spring and the other way around, the world would be turned upside down”. Apparently those lyrics come from an English folk song descr…

Back as a young woman (some might say child!) of nineteen years of age I promised myself to a young man and set out to live the happy-ever-after. Tha…

Secondary school teachers Alisha and Mandy met at work and left at the same time to have a baby. Three years on, they both planned to return to work,…

The Aims of Psychotherapy What kind of person are you?  The ‘morning of life’ person Do you feel that life hasn’t provided what you need yet in or…

London, September 2012: The Awareness Centre in Clapham (Abbeville Road, SW4) has been awarded a contract by the NHS to provide counselling services…

It’s not. Even your best friend ever has their own agenda, their own point of view which they want to share with you. You’re there for your friends w…

It’s true that many people wait until they reach crisis point before coming into therapy and that this is a crucial time to be getting the help you n…

Generally speaking, we don’t. Given that someone’s come to me in distress and seeking support, it seems odd, perhaps, that I don’t tell them what to…

Now that’s harsh. Nothing will stop us getting help like the thought of failure. But hang on a moment: can you fix your own car and teeth and boiler?…

Well, it could.  But it doesn’t have to.  If you’ve got a specific issue that you want to discuss and if we work in a focused and efficient way, we c…

Not in my therapy room! Naturally, there’s a right time for genuine laughter and times when it might actually be covering up another, less comfortabl…