On Valentine’s day, I enjoyed a romantic dinner with my wife. Later in the evening I quickly threw a notepad and pen into a bag in preparation for a meeting the following morning. The meeting involved therapists giving and receiving support...
Could online couples counselling work for you? In this article, I shall explore the topic of carrying out couples counselling online via Zoom (or other secure platforms), and explaining how it works, as well as looking at the benefits of...
We are living in unprecedented times; there is political uncertainty, our welfare and healthcare systems are under immense strain, people are struggling to find security in employment and accommodation, and our climate is experiencing dramatic...
When health anxiety affects our health With all the talk of the coronavirus, it is little wonder that we may start feeling anxious. When we suffer from anxiety already, something like the fear of getting ill can tip us over the edge. Anxiety about...
Islamic counselling is taking the psychology profession by storm. We are observing the growing awareness of mental health in the Muslim community, as well as finding more platforms to vocalise the demand for faith-based interventions. Clients often...
Where do we put all those parts of ourselves that we wish we didn’t have? When we feel angry, or jealous, or greedy, how do we manage those feelings? Carl Jung suggested the concept of the shadow as a way of understanding how we can reject...
What is happiness? It’s a huge question, isn’t it? Many clients will say to their counsellors "I just want to be happy", yet when asked what that might look like, they have no idea. They often know that it is not 'this'; this feeling of...
When asked what they want to change when they come to counselling, many people say they just want to be happy. However, when asked how they would know they were happy, most of them are completely stumped. Happiness seems to be something people...
Often, people ask me how I am in polite conversation; my stock response is "I'm OK thanks". But, when I stop to think about how I am, often I have a lot of things going on. Things ranging from day to day mundane stuff to things that may be causing...
In December 2012, I decided that on this warm morning in Cancun, I would drive up to Mexico City. The night previous I had looked at flights, and they were all just a bit too expensive. In addition to cost, my fear of flying seemed to have overtaken...
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