Depression is a common experience in the Western world today.  Why is this?  There are a combination of reasons.  These include an over-reliance on m…

The predominant medical view is that depression is a mental disorder and anti depressants and psychotherapy maybe prescribed to manage it. Depressio…

‘The moody blues’, ‘melancholia’, ‘the black dog’, ‘down in the dumps’, ‘feeling gloomy’, ‘the blue funk’; we have so many different ways to describe…

Counsellor Alison Peebles explains the benefits of art therapy, particularly for those with depression, anxiety or experiencing stress.

Have you ever spent time with a mother and baby? Ever really watched what goes on between them? What happens when the baby cries? Does the mother pa…

Does it have to be a life sentence? Some people live with decades of depression. It goes only to return. A cluster of feelings and behaviour suggest…

Feelings of loss from a relationship break-up or the death of a loved one may be traumatic, but sadness and depression are not the same thing. You ma…

Depression is a serious illness and it is different from the common feelings of unhappiness or of being fed up for short periods of time. Depression…

Depression is the number one mental health problem. Rates of depression are continually rising and increasingly striking younger people. Twenty years…

Feeling anxious Feeling anxious and stressed is a part of the modern world we live in. At times, it’s almost as if we’re telling ourselves being str…

Most people who find themselves reading this article will be doing so because they think that they or someone close to them might be suffering from d…

Understanding the pain of a client living with depressionAs counsellors and therapists, it’s important to understand as best we can to aid recovery,…