I've been struck recently with the number of clients who seek counselling because they are feeling stressed and unable to cope with the demands of da…

Hyperventilation When we over-breathe we take in too much oxygen and we breathe out too much carbon dioxide (CO2). We need CO2 to absorb oxygen into…

Brain structure - old and new brain parts In simplistic terms, the brain is made up of ‘old’ and ‘new’ parts. The ‘old brain’ part, our primitive re…

Feeling anxious Feeling anxious and stressed is a part of the modern world we live in. At times, it’s almost as if we’re telling ourselves being str…

OCD is an anxiety disorder and many of those that suffer from it realise that their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour is irrational but the…

Anxiety or fear is a very natural response to what we see as a threat in our environment. The fear response gives us three choices when we see someth…

Struggling with anxiety? In this article, we explore how therapy can help.

Firstly let’s just spend a moment thinking about the name “panic attack”. What a name to give to anything. The very name itself tells the person that…

EMDR is NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) recommended for the treatment of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). However,…

During the past three decades there has been renewed interest in psychological trauma. This interest has been fuelled by the experience of American v…

Stress occurs when pressure exceeds a person’s own perceived ability to cope. It has overtaken the common cold as a major reason for absence from wor…

A panic attack is a discrete period of severe fear or discomfort that can last from several minutes to a few hours. Physiological symptoms include ch…