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Understanding the pain of a client living with depressionAs counsellors and therapists, it’s important to...

Since the downturn in the economy over the past few months, I have become increasingly more aware of the negative impact stress can have on individuals, companies and employees. Business owners need...

It can be said that ultimately, everyone wants the same thing: to love and be loved. So why are relationships so difficult?   In reality, it is only when we enter into a relationship that we...

Psycho-spiritual counselling takes the soul, rather than the mind, as its starting point of balance. It has an expanded view of life, recognising that the world is a complex mystery and it takes into...

When someone asks you to do something, do you feel you can't say "No" without feeling guilty? Being assertive means being able to decide whether a request is reasonable or not and then feeling...

As individuals, we crave many types of relationships and connections, but these take time, effort and dedication. Maintaining and prospering in a relationship, and a romantic one in particular, from...

This essay will critically review the evolution of Brief Therapy paying particular attention to the influences that brought about the formation of Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Therefore...

This is an article that explores the impact of diverse sexuality on the family and the self. How coming to terms...

Counselling offers the opportunity to face your true self in a safe, supportive space. The process of self awareness represents a significant crossroads in the life of the client and the stage of the...

While eating disorders may begin with preoccupations with food and weight, they are most often about much more...

Bereavement can refer to any great loss, but it commonly refers to the death of a loved one. "Mourning" refers to the various public displays of bereavement; funerals, wakes, visiting cemeteries to...

Below are some views about psychotherapy. This is presented in the interests of instigating dialogue and is not meant to adequately describe my way of working to potential clients; although I think...