When we experience strong emotions we try to process what is happening to us. As well as involving the logical brain this has an effect on the physic…

I’m surprised at how often just one session with a client is all that is needed to deal with the issue that has brought them to therapy. Its usefuln…

How we think is paramount to how we feel. In most cases we wonder as to what comes first, the chicken or the egg. Is it that our thoughts first arriv…

Anxiety has been on a steady rise in the UK, and it now officially rivals depression.What is anxiety? Anxiety is often noted as stress, worry and pan…

Pluralism is a therapy modality that offers clients more choices in how they tackle their difficulties. In this article, I will provide three ways th…

As a counsellor who helps those with eating disorders and weight management, and as Eating Disorders Awareness Week commences on 26 February, I felt…

Several years ago I sat in a lecture hall expecting to hear an academic lecture on depression. Instead I listened to two very attractive people descr…

Working for the NHS during the early stages of my career as a cognitive behavioural therapist proved to be very interesting. This provided a real ins…

With so many people suffering from fear of flying these days, it is helpful to know you are not alone. Perhaps you have found yourself putting off -…

The difference between Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Gestalt psychotherapy lies in their methods, what their aims are and how they consider…

The symptoms of depression may vary from tolerable unhappiness to unbearable misery. It affects different people in different ways, but if you think…

Depression can be co-morbid with other conditions which complicate its treatment, but for straightforward mild cases it can usually be treated in 12…