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…

Depression or, as I prefer to name it; feeling low, can impact up to one in two of us at any time in our lives (Moffitt and others, 2010). It is also…

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,…

Most people who find themselves reading this article will be doing so because they think that they or someone close to them might be suffering from d…

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…

Trichotillomania is a psychological disorder characterised by repetitive pulling out of one’s own hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss (DSM-IV; Am…

Understanding the pain of a client living with depressionAs counsellors and therapists, it’s important to understand as best we can to aid recovery,…

Since the downturn in the economy over the past few months, I have become increasingly more aware of the negative impact stress can have on individua…

What is Human Givens therapy and how can it help?