What is a Panic AttackEveryone experiences stress and anxiety, it is a part of life and learning to manage it is the key. When we are stressed, anxio…

Many of us are aware that stress and anxiety can affect our emotions, thoughts and behaviour. However, we are so used to living with and suppressing…

Suffering from anxiety, low self esteem, stress or depression? It’s the Thought That Counts ………. Fact : we all worry about something. So many people…

Mindfulness is a practice for wellbeing. It means bringing a gentle, curious and non-judging response to a given experience, either inner (thoughts,…

Bear in mind the fact that there are also strong physiological processes present in patients when treating stress/anxiety using a cognitive behaviour…

Counsellor Alison Peebles explains the benefits of art therapy, particularly for those with depression, anxiety or experiencing stress.

Performance Anxiety (PA) sufferers engage in common thinking traps that lead to emotional distress and self-focused attention (concentration turning…

Hitting a crisis point in your life can be scary. The idea of counselling can be a daunting one, often surrounded by the mystery of what to expect.…

People grapple with anxiety, try to shut it away, they may come to despise it, or surrender to it in miserable OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). B…

There is much written about anxiety attacks (proper name: panic attacks). Some is helpful, some not, the latter because it’s either commercially moti…

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…