Many people have asked me this question, both clients and other counsellors. Perhaps the word Ecotherapy sounds rather mysterious, but actually, it’s…

Is it important for you to feel you're in control of your life? Do you sometimes feel you are being controlled by external events or by somebody else…

What are you good at? Take a few moments to make a list of five statements of things that you know you are good at. Start each statement with, ’I kno…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has a growing therapy population in the UK and was devised by Steven C. Hayes PhD from the United States, and…

This is a question that I am often asked. Many couples make love very infrequently but do not have the language or confidence to make any changes. I…

How many times has a person with drug or alcohol problems heard “What do you keep doing this for?” To other people, especially those close to that in…

Unsure if you need counselling? Discover common signs of dissatisfaction and the benefits of talking to a counsellor.

A counsellor explores how to approach a conversation with sensitive people.

What are the impacts of redundancy? When people are faced with redundancy there are two obvious impacts of financial concerns (debt) and anxiety abou…

A counsellor looks at the link between childhood trauma and offending later in life.

A therapist explores how early experience can shape our needs and attachment styles in adult life

From the 1930s onwards psychoanalysis has seen a paradigmatic shift away from Freudian drive theory towards a relational perspective. The work of Fai…