Depression affects one in six people, at some point in their lives, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists website. If you are feeling depre…

Counselling is a very unusual process because it is all about talking to a stranger, how can that possibly help? When we talk to friends, family mem…

What do you think of when you hear the word anger? Do you imagine someone, face red and screwed up, shouting and screaming? Often the image we have o…

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy, based on the principles of learning theory and cognitive theory. CBT links the relationships…

Christmas for many people is a great time of the year where you get to spend time with family, enjoy fabulous gifts, eat, drink and be merry and list…

When experiencing mental and emotional turmoil it can feel that nothing can ever change. That the overwhelming heaviness, the perpetual ruminations,…

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems today. Why is that? There are many different reasons, ranging from bereavement, redundanc…

At this time of year there can be so many expectations built around winter and the run up to Christmas. There are the romanticised images of festive…

This is what depression is like for some people. It may feel like this for you too. I do not want to wake up in the morning and face another day. T…

We usually come to therapy because we are unhappy, or dissatisfied; because we want to change. Often, what we want to change from is feeling anxious…

Lifespan integration therapy (LI), created by Peggy Pace in 2003, is a gentle therapy that heals without the client having to 'sit' in their trauma o…

I wonder if you have ever thought about how you describe yourself, to yourself? How we think of ourselves can be surprisingly limiting and disempower…