Many of the clients I have worked with have experienced sexual abuse as children. One of the common themes that arise during counselling is the feeli…

Among the great privileges of being a psychotherapist are the moments when a client tells you a secret they have never told anyone else. A secret the…

This week saw the airing of the much talked about 'Leaving Neverland' documentary, a hugely powerful and insightful look into the experience of two y…

As professionals, we all remember the Bowlby Attachment Theory (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1977 - cambridge.org) talks about the importance o…

The #Metoo movement, and the courage of survivors speaking out about their abuse around the world, show signs of a growing awareness and acknowledgme…

A couple of weeks ago I read a review about the forthcoming television drama, 'Patrick Melrose'. It was a well written and sensitive review by a nati…

What is violence in the home?The UK government’s definition of domestic violence is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, assaultive a…

Domestic violence is such an epidemic that at one point or another it is inevitable that as counsellors we will come into contact with a survivor. Th…

When sexual abuse/violence is experienced at any point in a survivors life, not many people are aware of how this may impact on the survivors sexuali…

For decades, male sexual abuse has remained hidden and taboo with many men living in silence, but over recent years it has entered the mainstream con…

In recent years, the media quite rightly, has highlighted historical childhood sexual abuse which has been raising awareness. The magnitude of offenc…

The news media in the UK are currently full of revelations about child sexual abuse in the world of football. Many men in their forties and fifties a…