Communication

What does it mean to be empathic? How can we use this way of being with others to resolve conflict and promote understanding whilst at...

At various times in our lives we will be faced with deciding how best to support family, friends, colleagues - and sometimes strangers -...

Many couples struggle to find a way to communicate effectively . Without a solid platform from which to discuss tricky subjects safely...

Could black and white thinking be hindering you from making friends, forging a career or finding a life partner? Many of us can get...

Many of us struggle to find the right balance of assertiveness in relationship with a partner, family members, friends or at work....

A common problem brought to therapy is bewilderment as to why friends and potential romantic partners repeatedly leave us. Often, there...

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 all have needs and wants (for love, attention and so on) and have likely worked out a strategy for the best way to...

Acknowledging that our behavior has hurt someone's feelings and taking responsibility for our own part in a situation can be a very...

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...

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...

An old friend of mine had a habit of marching into my home and making the tea whenever she came to visit. Without so much as a...

I often work with people who come for help dealing with a 'difficult' mother. Many find themselves stuck in an unsatisfactory...

'How To Talk To A Defensive Person' (15th February 2014) has proved to be the most popular post on this blog. Finding a way to have...

In counselling and psychotherapy, we have the opportunity to 'tell our story'  to someone who is able to hear it; someone who can help us...

Recently, I had a call from someone looking for a counsellor . They asked me two perfectly reasonable questions -  "How do you work? And...

In 1968, Stephen Karpman first referred to the Drama Triangle model as a means of describing and analysing human interaction. Karpman's...

Perhaps you know someone who is going through a tough time . You're worried about them and think they could do with some support. You...