What is inner child therapy and how can it help?

The news media in the UK are currently full of revelations about child sexual abuse in the world of football. Many men in their forties and fifties a…

This may be stating the obvious, but one of the most effective pathways into recovery from a string of therapeutic presentations is working on emotio…

Loss of desire can be so profound that it is as if it never existed. People who come to talk to me about their relationship tend to respond to my qu…

The talented footballer, Andy Woodward, has courageously disclosed his ordeal at the hands of his football coach. Since then, Paul Stewart, David Whi…

Domestic violence (DV) is power that is misused by an adult in a relationship to control another; leading to fear through physical violence and other…

I recently heard a joke about child abuse that goes like this: “what’s the reason for 99% of paedophilia cases? Sexy kids!” A bad joke by anyone’s st…

Domestic abuse needs to gain the recognition that it deserves and there are some encouraging signs. Organisations all across the country are more awa…

A recent survey by the office for national statistics published this month (August 2016) has shown that one in 14 adults have suffered some form of s…

The NSPCC report: how safe are our children (2015) highlights something of the prevalence and incidence of childhood sexual abuse. The report suggest…

Children are sent to boarding school for many different reasons and at different ages. In the UK, some go as young as aged seven. This may even be co…

Abuse can take many forms. Put simply it can take place when we feel we are being bullied, humiliated, belittled or powerless.When we feel we are vic…