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I was in my twenties the first time I realised I was going through a depression. I was living with a man that was psycho...

Matt Johnson, TV presenter and ambassador for mental health charity, Mind, has embarked on a journey to raise awareness...

I was a member of a local church group when things had been a bit strained and I became very stressed. I was struggling...

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

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

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.

A personal experience of bullying.

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

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

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

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 rel...

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

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 this...