Family should be supportive, caring, loving, unconditional and there when you need them. However, for some families there can be some, or none of the…

Do you know what depression and anxiety is? Before you think about the things you’ve read or been told by professionals, my question isn’t about sign…

The simplest definition of ruminations is thoughts that will not stop to the point they become compulsive thoughts. Ruminations are particularly nas…

Why therapy works - know thy selves Very often people seek out therapy because they have a problem they want to fix. They believe they should know w…

Anxiety is part of life and is something that we will all experience from time to time. It is an essential part of human experience, but prolonged an…

A definition of panic disorder is that it involves recurrent, unexpected panic attacks, where the sufferer between attacks still lives in fear of ano…

Secondary anxiety can be defined as getting anxious about being anxious. In this article, I wish to describe briefly why secondary anxiety often has…

Many people know and live with the disruption that anxiety brings to their lives. The triggers are many and varied, because there are many types of a…

When in an anxious state, if we concentrate on it negatively in a bid to try and stop it, this is often counterproductive (when has telling someone t…

What can you do to help? 1. Don’t panic! – It can seem very frightening when watching someone experience an anxiety attack for the first time; you m…

Pre-conceptions Like most psychotherapists I’ve spent many hours during my training undergoing my own therapy. I assumed that knowing about the mode…

When we have intrusive thoughts it is important to: identify when we are having them how we are trying to make them go away how we may be avoidi…