When I was younger I was shocked when my GP friend told me that on Christmas Day his wife announced she’d been having an affair and was leaving him.…

Male clients in relationships are often coming to therapy resentful of the fact that their partners seem more interested in their friends, careers an…

It is true that not everybody who watches porn is indulging in problem behaviour. If your use of porn is not causing you any harm and not adversely a…

When people come into therapy to talk about relationship problems, they often feel that there must be something wrong with them. This is particularly…

If I were to mention the words ‘domestic abuse’, the first thing that would likely come to mind for you would be violence. Whilst arguably all violen…

Coping with divorce and separation Sometimes in couple counselling one or both parties will decide to separate and seek divorce. If that process is…

In order to be close to people that we love, it is important to know our limits and be able to skillfully negotiate both our limits, and those of tho…

It’s not uncommon for couples to change their minds about separating, and even to halt divorce proceedings or remarry. Sometimes it’s sentiment or ho…

Anxiety. Depression. Relationships.These are the keywords most people put into Google when unhappy, depressed or sad, whilst looking for counselling.…

Why is it so difficult to sit with how I feel? When did this happen? Why haven't I noticed this before? What am I afraid of? These are some of the qu…

One of the biggest betrayers, since time began, has to be ‘the cheater’. In fact, infidelity is the only sin the bible forbids twice in the ten comma…

We often, albeit unconsciously, look to our current relationships to fulfil our deepest unfulfilled needs and longings, to plug the gaps in our psych…