How to recover after a breakup or divorce
Managing a breakup or divorce can be a challenging and emotional process. A breakup or a divorce is like a bereavement. You have not...
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- Jul 12
- 4 min
How to protect your mental health in the workplace
The average British worker will put in 34 hours and 26 minutes of work a week, totalling 1,791 hours a year, and 84,171 hours in the...
- Jun 14
- 5 min
How to build resilience
Being resilient is often touted as a safeguard to being able to manage changes and challenges that life throws at us. What is resilience...
- May 10
- 3 min
Common Mental Health Myths
There are some common mental health myths that are persistent and cause those who need support to not be able to access support or feel...
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Discovering Your Love Language: What It Is and Why It Matters.
If you haven't read marriage counsellor Gary Chapman's 1992 book, "The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts," here is an...
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Ethical and legal considerations to be aware of when choosing a counsellor
When choosing a counsellor, it's crucial to consider both ethical and legal factors to ensure a safe and effective therapeutic...
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Books and Podcasts for mental health
Clients often inquire about books and podcasts to help them navigate various mental health issues. Here's a compilation of the ones I...
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Nourishing Your Mind: A Guide to Boosting Mental Health through Nutrition
At this time of year we are often thinking about how we can improve our health or fitness but we often don't consider the effect...
- Dec 15, 2023
- 3 min
How to have a less stressful holiday season
The holiday season can be great fun but it can also be stressful with huge demands on our time. The holiday season should give you time...
- Nov 17, 2023
- 3 min
Self-Care and Self-Compassion
In our fast-paced and demanding world, we often find ourselves juggling numerous responsibilities and pressures, leaving little time for...
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Communication tips to improve your relationships
Many clients come to therapy with issues around how they communicate to their partner, but it is not just romantic relationships that...
- Sep 15, 2023
- 3 min
How do I know if counselling is working for me?
This is a question that many clients who come to counselling what to know the answer to. They might have tried counselling before and...
- Aug 18, 2023
- 2 min
How do I know if I need counselling?
It can be very difficult to reach out for support as we often don’t realise that we are struggling with our lives. Counselling can...
- Jul 14, 2023
- 2 min
What type of people come to counselling?
I often get asked, what type of people come to counselling? People feel that counselling is something that should only be needed by those...
- Jun 16, 2023
- 4 min
How to support a loved one with mental health?
This is a question I get asked a lot. So many people are supporting a loved one who is struggling with their mental health. They can see...
- May 19, 2023
- 3 min
What type of counselling is best?
How does someone who has never had counselling choose the type of counselling they need? Many clients have asked me this question over...
- Apr 21, 2023
- 3 min
What happens in a counselling session?
If you have never had counselling it can be difficult to know what to expect within the sessions. No matter what type of counselling you...
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
Can counselling help with grief?
Grief is our natural reaction to loss. Grief can occur after the death of a loved one, a traumatic event, breakdown of a relationship,...
- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min
Recovering from Narcissistic Abuse
Recovering from narcissistic abuse can be difficult as the abuse is usually over a considerable amount of time. Narcissistic abuse is a...
- Jan 17, 2023
- 3 min
How can counselling help stress?
What is stress? Everyone at some point will experience stress. Stress is the body's reaction to pressure or threat. Stress can take many...
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