This is not going to be a post talking about what it's like to be working in a hospital or care home just now in the middle of the Covid19 pandemic. It would...

At the height of the lockdown I, like many other counsellors all over the UK, offered drastically reduced cost or even free online counselling to front line ...

Here are some the advantages, of conducting Online Counselling that you may not appreciate.. Firstly, you need to understand what is meant by the term 'Onlin...

Have you ever seen a motivational quote? You know the sorts of things I mean. "If you believe in yourself then anything is possible." or "If you can't love y...

Before commencing a programme of therapy, it is important to establish a number of things before the final decision is made to go ahead. At Be Yourself Couns...

I can still remember my reaction the first time I witnessed a 'non-competitive' school sports day. It was one of confusion and also some frustration. It was ...

People that embark on a programme of therapy tend to go once a week. It’s a nice sensible arrangement and allows both the therapist and client to get into a ...

When we are younger we are slowly but surely instilled with the qualities and values that we take forward into adulthood. Good or bad we absorb this informat...

Couples counselling or relationship counselling is exactly what it says. Counselling - for couples. If you are of a certain age (I am certainly in that brack...

It doesn't matter whether a person is a believer in the benefits of counselling, someone who refuses to believe in it or a person that is undecided, there is...

Even the most fervent supporter of living 'in the moment' and 'just taking one day at a time' will still benefit from some sort of routine. Maybe they like t...

Picture the scene.... You're having a tough day. Maybe even a tough week or month. Everything you do or say seems to go wrong. Maybe work is starting to beco...

Selfishness is generally not considered to be a great quality in a person. In fact you'll find that most people are in agreement that its a pretty bad one. H...

Have you ever given great advice? A friend is having problems and turns to you for some sort of support. You listen to them and try to be a good friend. Then...

Last week I was lucky enough to attend a concert to see Mark Knopfler. For those of you not of a certain age or musical inclination, this man is a real life ...

Please bear with me on this post. I promise you this is not meant as an excuse to show off my severely lacking skills when it comes to simple jobs around the...

If you want things to be different then do something different. It's a pretty good rule of thumb and strangely obvious. Yet a surprising number of people don...

Only people with the toughest of exteriors can claim that they take absolutely no notice of what people say to them or about them. In fact I would go so far ...

This really is not a sraight-forward question. It very much depends who you ask. Speak to a person who's life turned around after effective counselling and t...

Simple answer - No It seems that society, in general, seems to split into three groups of people. Group 1. These are the people that believe in the idea of c...