Articles about Trauma

Shame is not often talked about and can be difficult to identify or put your finger on, but it is often lurking...

It can be surreal to sit in a therapy room as an adult — with adult responsibilities, adult worries, adult...

Toxic positivity may be viewed as a societal assumption where an individual should only aim to display a positive...

It will come as no surprise to anyone living with long term mental health issues that the stress of managing poor...

During childhood, some of our early thoughts can be associated with the question 'What is this world we live in?'...

We may decide to start therapy for all sorts of reasons; we may be seeking counselling because of feeling anxious...

Brains are simply incredible. They are mysterious things that can surprise us anytime, day or night. Smells can...

One of the more profound errors in thinking that you can come across within society presently, has to be that of...

Your body tenses, you start sweating, you cannot express yourself and sometimes you are unable to control your...

Here we are again, another lockdown. What a way to start 2021. We all thought this would be a better year, with...

Feelings inform us… like a Captain navigating a big ship… Feelings like anger, fear and sadness are...

My clients usually ask me questions such as: What is EMDR helpful for? What does EMDR therapy involve? How many...