Life is awful, frustrating, depressing, hard, and difficult. I bet you too never have any luck! It’s just one thing after another; every year you fin…

Counselling provides a relationship in which you can feel safe to reflect on your issues and find a way forward.

Many women approaching their 40’s ad 50’s will be thinking about the menopause or the peri-menopause; particularly if they are beginning to see signs…

I made the choice several years ago to stay off social media. I made that choice with positivity. I didn't feel I needed what I deemed the stress of…

Why is it that thoughts affect us so deeply? Pleasant thoughts of holidays, celebrations, and achievements are welcomed, and it is hoped that they wi…

In the US and Canada, counselling is seen as a normal thing for someone to do and is just like going to see a GP for a physical illness. In the UK ho…

Whilst men and women suffer from similar difficulties regarding their mental health, there is a difference in the way they address them. Women tend t…

When you read the title, what comes to mind? Low self-esteem? Not meeting expectations of others and then berating yourself for it? Feeling 'less tha…

In a follow up to my last article, there are six more practical ways you can help yourself with your emotions. You can think of it as working on your…

Earlier this year, as part of the BBC's Mental Health and Me season, the actor David Harewood allowed us into his world as a young man living with ma…

One of the things I’ve learned over the years, through my own therapy, therapy training, recovery from addiction and understanding the influence of m…

Why do people seek counselling?  Usually, but not always, it is a desire to change. They know that something in their lives is not right, and that t…