Latest articles on counselling and therapy

Are you wondering if you are in a relationship with a narcissist? If you are reading this article, chances are that you have your suspicions that your partner might not be the...

I think one of the greatest betrayals that ever shaped the fabric of mankind must be the concept and application of parental abuse. The perversion of the innocent by a superior...

Abuse in childhood brings many adults to counselling support and quite rightly, but often not until many difficult years of trauma through denial and lacking understanding of the...

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...

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,...