Latest articles on counselling and therapy

As we find our way through this pandemic let us take a moment to consider those for whom being at home does not offer safety, but the living hell of domestic abuse. Anyone can be...

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 they have carried with them for...

How do I learn to love myself? It’s a question that many, if not all of us would like the answer to. If you experienced the shame of chronic abuse or bullying, or the lack...

Factitious disorder imposed on another is an unnerving condition whereby a caregiver will create the appearance of medical problems in another person, usually a child. The way...

The other day whilst eating out, in a moment where my company had gone to use the bathroom, I became interested in the conversation taking place between the table sat in front. I...

The impact of physical abuse within relationships - domestic violence - is devastating, painful, humiliating, and traumatising; physical violence and the aggression,...

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me..." Anyone who has suffered the crippling effects of emotional abuse may tend to disagree. Name-calling,...

Past abuse can have such a detrimental effect on our mental health, making daily life torturous. Survivors can often be left with depression or anxiety after experiencing trauma,...

This week saw the airing of the much talked about 'Leaving Neverland' documentary, a hugely powerful and insightful look into the experience of two young men who were groomed and...

One of the most destructive types of personality disorder that science can readily identify has to be narcissistic personality disorder, otherwise referred to as NPD. This...