The loss of someone close can be devastating. Even when the death was expected, the impact, the reality can still be huge. One of the key things to r…

To overcome intense emotions like anxiety, fear, stress, anger and panic attacks, you may like to try some practical techniques. To my mind, each of…

“But surely the people who love me know what I need without me having to spell it out! And if they don’t - well, then, they simply don’t love me enou…

Christmas seems to bring out the happiness and camaraderie in people, more than any other time of the year. But on the flip side it can be a deeply s…

Raw anger can damage relationships. In the moment, you might do or say something you know is wrong, but you feel like you just can’t help it. What yo…

With the festive season arriving, there is likely to be Christmas parties that you are invited to, and perhaps expected to attend. This time of year…

“Our job is unconditional love, the job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.”, this quote from Byron Katie, the American writer, show…

Ever since Freud wrote that dreams were ‘the royal road into the unconscious’, counsellors have been interested in what dreams mean and whether they…

"Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings." Hodding Carter Having an understanding of what you will experience as you…

When we think about how we are, we might ask ourselves if it has to be this way. Do we have to be so anxious; is it inevitable to suffer from low moo…

Discovering that you are unable to conceive a child without medical intervention is a very distressing life event. Fraught with uncertainty and for m…

1. Slow Down Slow your breathing, slow down when you drive, walk, talk, type, read, cook, or anything else you happen to be doing. 2. Breathe Out…