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In this article, I would like to talk to you about some of the different myths around psychotherapy. In fact, it’s difficult to understand what therapy really is, if you...

Growing up with Buddhist parents, meditation has been a daily practice for the last 20 years of my life. What started off with my own child-size meditation beads has evolved over...

Medicines, drugs, pills, tablets etc. for mental health is one of the most complicated areas of medicine. It is complicated because of the science on which medicines are based,...

“We live in a fast-paced world”. That is how I had begun an article on trait anxiety, written some years ago and published here on Counselling Directory. Revisiting...

Private counselling can be a costly affair. It can feel tricky to work out how a counsellor’s fee equates to value for money. How do therapists calculate their rate? And, as...

The transition from face-to-face to virtual therapy was quick, but how can we ensure sessions are kept private?

Loneliness has been around long before Covid-19 showed up. Loneliness, already seen as widespread in our society, has been exacerbated by the pandemic and subsequent lockdown....

How much time each day do you spend in chatrooms? Do you find you stay on late at night? Or frequently check during the day? Perhaps you feel your use is affecting your work or...

When lockdown happened, I thought my outdoor counselling work was going to be very restricted and would mainly take place online. However, I am now discovering new ways of...

Some people have, during the pandemic, worked from home whilst others have had to continue to 'go in', whatever that might mean. You might have the usual workplace or a temporary...