Anxiety

ADHD can manifest in a number of ways and everybody affected by it will respond somewhat differently.

Repeating bouts of anxiety about the state of our physical or mental health is a common reason for seeking counselling. Despite...

Work can be rewarding in many ways . It can give us a sense of purpose and achievement, structure to our lives, respect from others,...

Most of us have experienced intrusive thoughts at some point in our lives. They often arrive at times of high stress and can fill our heads with unhelpful 'what if' scenarios and irrational fears that leave us preoccupied or distressed.

Could it be that our response to change itself is preventing us from experimenting with more fulfilling ways of being in our own skin and relating to others?

In our efforts to connect to someone are we inadvertently pushing them away?

Are fears of being judged, shamed or made to feel inadequate getting in the way of seeking help?

Many people coming to counselling or psychotherapy for the first time describe how they cannot stop themselves from dwelling on old...

We all have times in our lives when we are lonely . Feeling cut off from the support and companionship of others can be a huge source of...

As human beings we are hard-wired to make sense of what happens to us. This is an important skill since good judgement about the world...

Throughout our lives we will all receive messages from other people about who we are and what we are like. Such information will have a...

Most families have secrets of some sort. Unwelcome truths are withheld, lies might be told and the burden of information that must not...

Whenever I hear a person labeling someone else an 'Attention Seeker' , there is always something in their tone of voice or manner which...

Did you grow up in a household where one of the rules was to accept the word of those in authority without question? People who have...

A recurring theme when working with communication difficulties is how to find common ground when one person approaches life's challenges...

"But when one does not complain , and when one wants to master oneself with a tyrant’s grip — one’s faculties rise in revolt — and one...

We all know that we are born, that we live - and then we die. Mostly, we manage to deal with the fact that we are mortal and get on with...

Compulsive behaviour can range from a need to have the tins in your food cupboard lined up in a neat row with the labels all facing the...

I frequently come across examples of how unprocessed feelings associated with a distressing event or circumstances are passed down...

Many of us are prompted to come to therapy for one of two reasons: when something in our lives goes seriously wrong; or feelings such as...