Exploring and demystifying different therapeutic approaches is very important, and today we will look at doing this for person-centred therapy. This…

We all make promises to ourselves that we are going to get better and do things differently, and then, as often as not, we find ourselves 'self-sabot…

Anxiety sometimes rips you apart. This is not the type of pain that is curable with a pill, and this is not a form of anguish that can be relieved by…

If we were to believe the depiction of the perfect family life that gets portrayed in movies and TV ads, we’d be fooled into thinking that everyone's…

Do you struggle in social situations such as parties, when making presentations, or performing in front of others? Learning to acquire social skills…

Knowing yourself and what may trigger anxiety, panic, or an emotional reaction is crucial to self-care. Part of what we do in counselling can be abou…

I'm sure you may be aware that many of us suffer from anxiety at some point in our lives; anxiety which is serious enough to prevent us from carrying…

In everyday language, the term addiction is usually applied to the 'need' to repeatedly take a drink or drug due to the physical or mental withdrawal…

Thoughts are just thoughts.  We have 60,000+ thoughts per day; this means between 35 and 48 thoughts per minute, per person! They just arise within…

Clients often talk about feeling panicky or anxious, and seasonal events (e.g. Christmas) can be times of added stress. I've put together some really…

The Collins dictionary says "Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you wa…

There is so much anxiety in the world today. Anxiety-related issues are by far the biggest search terms people google when they are looking for couns…