How to parent pre-teens/teens, in forming healthy relationships In our private, silent, cyber world, (social media, mobiles, the Internet) our child…

An emergent theme in my practice has been parental impact upon children, especially during the first few years. The quality of early nurture seems to…

The journey to real empowerment is not unlike riding a wave, because when we are disempowered, we can often feel something, not entirely dissimilar t…

For some it is a cliché, for others a painful reality: when a relationship ends, we may be left with a broken heart. Indeed, it is not uncommon to he…

Why do our relationships cause us stress? We have those people close to us because we care for them, and surely they should be helpful relationships?…

Over the years I have heard much about the proverbial, ‘empty nest’ and the feelings and emotions surrounding it, but not until recently when experie…

Mother's Day can stir up complex emotions and unresolved issues. Learn how to navigate these feelings and start healing from past pain.

Despite the best efforts of couples and counsellors up and down the country, sometimes couples decide that it would be best for them to split up. It…

Most close relationships between couples, married partners and friends, eventually suffer from some degree of conflict or deterioration in intimacy.…

With as many as one in four being affected by mental health problems, it can hardly come as a surprise that mental health can have an impact on the h…

Is it too late and can couple counselling really help? These are two of the questions that people thinking about relationship counselling often have.…

Every relationship has its trials, yet most relationships have a certain toughness about them that can withstand most storms thrown at them - so long…