In today’s society depression is a common issue, but what is it really like to experience depression? People who have gone through depression will of…

People commonly describe depression in a number of ways: as a black cloud that accompanies them everywhere; a fog from which it's impossible to see o…

Sometimes we experience something which has had a severe impact on our lives and on our feelings. Such experiences or events may have occurred recen…

Winter is often a difficult time, mentally and physically. This short article suggests that we use our senses and our imagination to stay in the pres…

Recent research carried out by Brigham Young University (Holt Lundstad, et al 2015) suggests that loneliness can have the same scale of impact on you…

As I write this article, we are in day eight of the first month of a new year. How has it been so far, for you? Is it all going well, with New Year’…

Depression is a tricky one. Anxiety, which often accompanies depression, is also a tricky customer. They are a part of our mental health and as such…

The word “depression” is vastly used in our day-to-day language; many people use it to refer to some feelings that - if occasional - are a normal par…

This will be a follow-up to another article I wrote called ‘The rise of the physical’ (http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellor-articles/th…

Depression can affect a person on a physical level in many ways, such as a type of lethargy, a lack of energy or reduced motivation to "get going". O…

Are you worried about your child’s excessive engagement with social media? Quite apart from safety concerns, you might also have very real concerns a…

There are various recurring themes attached to depression and low mood. These themes are often rooted in loss, feeling undervalued, trapped or out of…