Companies as entities, purely profit-driven and lacking in ethics, can behave like bullies. It's as if the whole world has been blinded by the impres…

Examining the cause and effect of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disassociation.  This comparison is an effective way to talk about topic…

When you've suffered trauma and as a consequence suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). What is happening to your body and mind? How migh…

Phase orientated approaches to trauma can help demystify the process of trauma therapy. In this vein, they can help you feel as if you have some sens…

Everyone was shocked by the atrocities experienced as a result of the horrific bombing at a concert in Manchester. Many innocent lives were lost and…

The first part of this article explained how traumatic memory gets stored in the brain and body (http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellor-a…

You may have heard about EMDR as a therapy for trauma and want to know more. If you have two days to spare, read Bessel Van der Kolk’s wonderful book…

In recent years, the media quite rightly, has highlighted historical childhood sexual abuse which has been raising awareness. The magnitude of offenc…

Depression can be co-morbid with other conditions which complicate its treatment, but for straightforward mild cases it can usually be treated in 12…

Anxiety is a response that prepares us to cope with threats in our environment. For instance, if you are walking in the woods and you encounter a bea…

Trauma leads to a variety of alterations in the human body impacting not only on our physical health also our emotions, our relationships and how we…

Most people recovering from traumatic experiences may have suffered from the lingering symptoms of anxiety, panic and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Dis…