There are Dramas played out in nearly every family or relationship. Some are loud and dramatic, some are silent. When I speak of Drama I mean a speci…

Standing in the supermarket queue recently, I noticed two women in particular. Each was third in line, but their behaviour was very different: lady n…

Dream - Meeting my manager. I’m sitting in a coffee shop waiting for him to arrive. I can see him through the frosted glass coffee shop window, walki…

It can take a good deal of courage to talk with a perfect stranger about your personal life. Yet for some people having someone neutral to talk thing…

The Summer holidays are drawing to a close and the distant anxieties of writing exams have long since faded; yet, even while young people are still m…

What can a counsellor bring to your relationship problems? All marriages and relationships have their difficulties. Of course often it is a relativel…

Have you listened to your inner dialogue recently? Take a moment now to reflect on the conversations you have with yourself – and other people – in y…

As I write this article, I experience the beginnings of anxiety.  My palms start to sweat, my stomach feels unsettled, and my heart pounds. Will it b…

When we think about the word Relationship, what is it that springs to mind? Well its probably our personal relationships, with family, friends, peopl…

A theme that occurs in therapy, are feelings of the 'fight or flight' response from the client, as we approach their 'wounding' within the therapeuti…

If we break a bone, most of us seek medical intervention. With patience and care our suffering lessens and the bone usually heals. Our body is health…

We each have old brains, which are rather like an animal’s, and new brains which perform higher thinking. Both are important for our survival and per…