Making sense of ourselves during the Coronavirus pandemic: our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We are all currently experiencing a collective tra…

Why won’t I try and fix you? Because I believe you are the expert on your own self.  When it comes to physical health, I can see how an expert posit…

Loss, unfortunately, affects us all at some point in our lives, and we will likely struggle to make sense of why this loss has happened and how we co…

When grieving the loss of a loved one, we may react in many different ways. You may have heard it said that "there is no one right way" for many diff…

Grief is a natural response to loss, and it can manifest itself in many different ways. It isn’t always about someone dying, but can also be about lo…

Counsellors often meet people in private practice in a state of crisis. They may come for help with anxiety, grief, or because they are struggling in…

A therapist explores how talking to a counsellor can help after the loss of a pet.

When someone you love dies, it can be a painful and difficult time. To start with, you may be in shock or denial for a while. Then there are practica…

One of the biggest things to terrify people is, ironically, one of the few things certain in life, and it is death. I think one of the major contribu…

When someone significant to you dies the impact can be huge. Emotions whirl around in a seemingly endless torrent, going from sadness, to disbelief,…

The uncertainty of the wider world can mean that anxieties about personal changes (whether chosen or not) are even greater. The more chaos we feel ar…

A great kindness you can give yourself, if you are experiencing bereavement or any kind of loss at this time, is to drop the idea that you should be…