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You may have read a post I did a little while ago where I pointed out the importance of having breaks from your routine. If you're...

Everybody that has suffered a bereavement, and the subsequent grief that follows it, has a unique experience. Everything you have ever...

You know you want to move forwards but something is stopping you. A block in your life that you are struggling to get around. A lot of...

There are many ways to frame the question. "What happens in counselling?" "What is counselling?" "How will counselling help me?" I,...

Everything that has ever happened in your life, good or bad, has had an impact on how things are for you right now. Some things are very...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...