For most people looking to build their self-esteem, the first step is to raise their awareness and understanding of what might be affecting their sen…

Counselling and Psychotherapy are relational endeavours. We often come into therapy as the relationship we have with ourselves (intra) and others (in…

Ensuring that we make the right decisions which serve our best interests, in all areas of our lives, is perhaps the art of successful living. Whether…

Our facial expressions and the way we hold and project ourselves physically, undoubtedly affects how others see us in relation to our external world,…

As we have grown up we have all developed an inner world and in that world, it is you who is central, although we may lose this sense of centrality a…

Being judged by others can result in us feeling small and disempowered.  Judgements are with us all the time. They are necessary in our day to day l…

Who am I and why does it matter? Can I be me or must I be like you? Will you love me for who I am? These are some of the questions we struggle with…

Everyone deserves to find love. Even if you have experienced many disappointments in the past such as unfaithful partners, dishonesty, anxiety or eve…

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: “…

Do you sometimes want to slink away, hold onto that glass to steady a shaking hand, cringe inwardly and wish you were more like ‘so and so’? We all n…

Counsellor Kate Megase explores why we seek validation in relationships, what it means and the ways we can stop.

For many of us, life is pretty good a lot of the time; but, for all of us, there are times when it’s really tough. And when those rough times hit, it…