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It all started when I was 11 years old. I had just started secondary school and found the transition a little more...

One mother, Alexis, answers our questions about being a parent of an autistic child and shares what she has learnt...

Counselling Directory team member, Bonnie explains what being autistic means to her and the struggle she faced to get a...

The immediate effects of grief are not always what you think.

I experienced an odd childhood. Both my parents belonged to a very oppressive and high control church/cult...

Counselling Directory team member Kat talks about the way anxiety affects her. While illnesses like depression and...

I recently came out of a bout of depression that lasted approximately four months. It all started from a simple...

How can time help us cope with the sadness of losing a loved one?

I consider myself extremely lucky to have found Honora. Her counselling style is highly professional and skilled but...

In 2014 my daughter (five years of age) was diagnosed with Leukaemia. She had never been an ill child so this news was...

Like many, I have always been the type of person to try to cope on my own, no matter how bad my situation. By doing...

Grief and loss is a difficult part of life that we will all experience. While each individual will cope with it differently, there are a range of emotions and reactions that we will all share. This week, Marketing Communications Executive, Ellen shares her story.

Since September 2015 I have been suffering with anxiety which led to panic attacks. They made me feel so low and I...

I had two very difficult parents, both of whom had personality disorders. Throughout my childhood, I'd had my...

When I reached the age of 50, I felt like it was time I really sorted out my feelings about my traumatic childhood so...