Do you feel low on energy or grumpier than usual at this time of year? Do you find your sleeping patterns are all over the place? Do you feel as if y…

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Although stress is not an illness in itself it has some very unpleasant symptoms that can lead to illness.  If you can recognise the signs and sympto…

More and more people are suffering from depression in the UK and it is one of the chief reasons why people first come to counselling. The Office for…

How often does your alarm go off in the morning? You wake up and all you want to do is shut off the alarm. The 5 minutes suddenly turns into 30 minut…

I have just got back from a dancing and yoga retreat in Italy. It was truly amazing, in the beautiful Umbrian landscape with a group of incredible wo…

I was recently asked the question: Why can’t I just take a pill? Wouldn’t that solve the problem? Well, the answer is yes and no. Pills can be helpfu…

Have you ever wondered what your dreams might mean? Perhaps you have looked them up in a book? That can be a good place to start, but may not tell th…

In a relationship support and control often have opposite meaning.  Control indicates that one person to some extent is in charge, perhaps the author…

Here is Catherine's story, Catherine's story is typical of many people, who suffer from depression. Sufferers say that it’s very difficult to imagine…

Years ago, counselling had a lot of stigma attached to it. The older generation were told to ‘pull yourself together’, ‘get on with it’; showing weak…

There are many ways in which we can feel a sense of ‘difference’ to others. If we also feel that others do not understand this difference, then we ca…