I started thinking about anxiety this week when my parents took home their brand new puppy Roxy. The first day we took her home she was terrified! Sh…

The NSPCC report: how safe are our children (2015) highlights something of the prevalence and incidence of childhood sexual abuse. The report suggest…

Psychiatrist Robert Leahy begins one of his books on anxiety and worry asking the readers quite a particular question: if you had to explain to a mar…

Talking about people "having anxiety" is an odd way of phrasing it. It's akin to saying "people need water". If you are a living human (if you are r…

My heart was pounding, my cheeks were bright red and burning, beads of sweat began to trickle down my face. I watched as the door closed and the man…

Anxious thoughts - What do others think about you? I took a brave step and decided to ask some relatives and close friends the following question: “…

For some elite performance coaches, “pressure” has replaced “stress” as one of the defining challenges in modern life as we are increasingly faced wi…

‘I want to change… as long as I don’t have to.’ This is a contradiction in terms. Clients come to counselling seeking change but then resist it, putt…

 A counselling room, Tuesday afternoon at 4pm, April 2018, five minutes into the session with a client who has been attending weekly appointments for…

Much has been written linking mental health with working in the city. The causes of this have been put down to the culture of working very long hours…

Feeling nervous, shy or worried about things from time to time is part and parcel of being a human being. But, feeling nervous, worried, shy, and anx…

Anxiety can make us restless and exhausted at the same time. We can feel our heart palpitate, our palms sweat and tingling in our fingers. We can fee…