Although anxiety can seem inconvenient and uncomfortable, the body function keeps us safe. It is a very simple system: a small part of our brain (the…

Procrastination can be defined as the avoidance of urgent tasks in favour of less important ones or putting off tasks to a later day and time. Alber…

Current thinking points to the role of genetics, environment and brain chemistry amongst other factors, but one way of looking at causes of addiction…

Amy didn’t say hello when she first greeted her counsellor in the waiting room. She was sitting in a chair with her head down. Her face could not be…

Anxiety…frustration…stress. Therapy helps us to cultivate enough psychological flexibility to access our own problem-solving resources. And, when p…

As children we were taught that we should be able to control our thoughts; some of us would have heard “don’t cry”, “stop feeling sorry for yourself"…

There’s much in the world these days to genuinely destabilise us: Abrupt shifts in geopolitics, the growing potentials of war, climate change and The…

Mindfulness is a term that has become increasingly popular in recent years in health and well-being. It is mostly about being present in the moment.…

Today thousands of employees will get up and head for the building site, or an office, the lorry cab or even an aeroplane cockpit, yet they all have…

The human psyche consists of something Carl Jung (a psychoanalyst) referred to as the “persona.” The persona is a role that an individual chooses to…

Anxiety and depression are at epidemic levels within UK, with thousands suffering from the pain, confusion and disconnection. These feelings are trul…

The vicious circle of isolation Something I frequently notice is the distance from other people, or lack of meaningful human connections people have…