Many men are struggling more and more with every aspect of their lives, from study to work and from health to relationships. Often books on the ‘pro…

This paper will focus on working with gender and sexual diversities (GSD). This is a more inclusive term for the more traditionally used LGBT (IQ) (l…

Abuse takes many forms but it generally means that a person or people are making another or others hurt. Whether you are a child, adult, teenager, ma…

There is a lot of noise around the issue of gay marriages and when I read a number of prominent comments by religious leaders I felt that their descr…

For many survivors, counselling may be the first time they have ever disclosed the abuse. They may have been locked into silence for years or even de…

Take a look at these comments: “Every time we have a disagreement, I walk on eggshells, I try so hard to get my partner to understand where I’m com…

The long term affects of child sexual abuse can be so pervasive that it can be difficult to establish exactly how the abuse affected you. It can perm…

Child sexual abuse encompasses a wide range of sexual behaviour, it involves children or adolescents in sexual activities with an adult or any person…

Q. What are the main psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse? A. This depends very much on the type and duration of the abuse. Some of the f…

Abuse comes in many forms, most people do not even realise that they are victims. It can cause them to become introverted, angry, stressed, isolated…

Domestic violence is more common than people realise. Many people suffer with out being aware of what is happening to them. The individual will recog…

A counsellor explores research on how sex reassignment surgery may impact current or future relationships and support available