Category: Mental Health

Is Online Therapy Private and Secure? What You Need to Know Before Your First Session Talking to a therapist through a screen instead of in a room raises a question a lot of people don't....

Is Online Therapy Effective for Anxiety, Stress & Depression? Many people quietly wonder whether speaking to a counsellor through a screen can really make a difference. You might be managing anxiety, stress, or low mood....

How Online Counselling Can Support People Living With Depression Depression has a way of making even small tasks feel enormous, including the task of seeking help. Getting dressed, leaving the house, or sitting in a....

For a long time, therapy was something that happened in one place: a quiet room, a comfortable chair, and a counsellor sitting opposite you. That image still holds true for many people, but it is....

Emotional burnout in a relationship rarely arrives suddenly. It builds over months or years, usually through small unresolved tensions, unspoken resentments, and the steady weight of giving more than you receive back. By the time....

Repeating the Same Arguments: Understanding Relationship Patterns Many couples find themselves having the same argument again and again. The topic may change, but the emotional outcome often feels familiar. Frustration builds, communication breaks down, and....

Why Some People Struggle to Express Anger in Healthy Ways Anger is a natural and often necessary emotion. It can signal that something feels unfair, overwhelming, or needs attention. However, not everyone finds it easy....

Exploring Anger Management Therapy: Support for Healthier Emotional Responses Anger is a powerful emotional response that can signal unmet needs, frustration, or perceived injustice. While it is a natural part of human experience, persistent or....

Couples Therapy Explained: When Relationship Counselling Can Help Relationships can be deeply fulfilling, yet they can also bring periods of confusion, frustration, and emotional distance. Many couples reach a point where conversations feel repetitive, misunderstandings....

Online vs In-Person Therapy: Which is Right for You? Making the decision to begin therapy often brings a mixture of relief, curiosity, and uncertainty. You may feel ready for change yet unsure about the best....

How to Manage Anger: Practical Techniques from A Qualified Counsellor Anger is a natural human emotion. When understood and expressed appropriately, it can highlight boundaries, signal unmet needs, and motivate positive change. However, when anger....

How To Find A Couples Therapist - Making The Best Choice For You Choosing to explore therapy, especially as a couple, is rarely a rushed decision. It often comes from a place of awareness, growth,....

How to Know When It’s Time to Book With a Qualified Therapist Deciding to start therapy is rarely impulsive. For many people, it follows months of trying to cope alone. You may tell yourself that....

How Anger Management Therapy Works and What to Expect Anger is a natural human emotion, but when it starts to feel overwhelming or difficult to control, it can affect your relationships, work, and overall well-being.....

When to Consider Relationship Therapy for a Healthier Partnership Healthy relationships are not defined by the absence of problems, but by how challenges are understood and managed together. Over time, emotional needs change, pressures increase,....

The Benefits of CBT Therapy for Mental Wellbeing When your thoughts feel overwhelming, or your emotions start to take over daily life, it can be difficult to know where to turn. Many people notice patterns....

How To Control Anger and Rage Anger is a normal emotion, but it becomes difficult when it affects your work, your relationships, or your confidence. Many people stay calm on the surface while feeling overwhelmed....

The Different Types of Therapy: How to Choose the Right One When life becomes emotionally overwhelming, it can be hard to know where to begin. Many people feel unsure about what type of therapy fits....

The Power of Positive Thinking The power of positive thinking is more than just looking on the bright side - it’s a mindset that can transform the way we experience life. Focusing on hope, solutions,....

How Do We Reconnect Emotionally and Bring Back Intimacy? Emotional connection and intimacy are the lifeblood of any relationship. Yet over time, life’s pressures such as work, parenting, financial stress, or unresolved conflicts can cause....

How to Stop Fighting in a Relationship Arguments are part of every relationship, whether you have been together for months or many years. Occasional disagreements can even be healthy when they lead to growth and....

How Sleep Affects Your Mental Health: The Hidden Connection In our fast-paced world, sleep is often sacrificed in the name of productivity and entertainment. However, the quality and duration of sleep have profound effects on....

Do I Need Therapy? A Guide To Knowing When It’s Time To Talk Sometimes life throws challenges at all of us. There are instances where we feel we can cope, and sometimes we feel overwhelmed,....

How Much Does Therapy Cost in the UK? A Guide to Therapy Prices & and Affordable Options When considering counselling or psychotherapy, one of the most common concerns is cost. Whether you're struggling with anxiety,....

How Sleep Affects Your Mental Health: The Hidden Connection In our fast-paced world, sleep is often sacrificed in the name of productivity and entertainment. However, the quality and duration of sleep have profound effects on....

Mental Health in the Workplace: Combating Burnout, Stress, and Fostering Emotional Well-Being In today's fast-paced work culture, employees often find themselves juggling multiple responsibilities, meeting tight deadlines, and navigating workplace challenges. While ambition and dedication....

How To Reduce Anxiety - The Best Management Techniques  Welcome to our article on how to reduce anxiety, your go-to resource for practical strategies to manage anxiety in real-time.  In terms of how to deal....

Who are you? Something every human has in common is that we all come from somewhere. That somewhere is unique to every individual, as we traverse the experience of life which is marked by people,....

Your Mental Health Matters! It might seem strange to have a title like this. It perhaps seems so obvious, it appears superfluous in this day and age, doesn’t it go without saying, that your mental....

How can I help someone battling depression? Your life will have been impacted by depression, whether through personal experience or vicariously through someone else. It is pervasive and is no respecter of persons. Descriptions of....

Coping in the midst of a storm ‘How so?’ ‘You look big, strong, and reliable. But the problem with oak trees is that if the storm is big enough their very strength becomes their weakness....

Is any life too broken? My psychotherapy journey started 4yrs after I’d been bereaved. My husband Martin died of cancer in Sept 2013; I knew my grief would be grim & I was not disappointed.....

What Is Gaslighting and how it affects you Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser seeks to instil self-doubt and confusion in their victim’s mind. You don’t have to be someone’s....

New Year, New Beginnings Once the mayhem of Christmas day is over and the last of the turkey is gone, thoughts start to drift to the New Year. Conversations open up to the topics of....

One Small Decision Changed Everything The hardest thing about change is making the change happen The hardest thing about change is making the change happen. It’s not easy, it can take time and you need....

Parenting Trauma. Not always a fairy tale. Did anyone hear of a therapeutic parent before? Well, let me explain. The term Therapeutic Parenting was first used by Dr Daniel. A. Hughes, a Clinical Psychologist from....

The Power of Disclosure When a client described an experience that evoked not only familiarity but reactive physical sensations, it was not only a bit of a coincidence but a huge revelation. When I was....

Transitioning and the Grief Process ‘There’s something I need to tell you…… I don’t feel like a boy, I think I’m a girl. At the age of 38, these are the words my sister chose....

Managing Your Inner Critic Every one of us consists of a multitude of ‘parts’. The part that is a parent, a team member or even a guilty part of you. Then there is the inner....

Resilience Part Two In my last blog, I discussed resilience in mental health, what it means, and some ways we can think about it. Today I will look at some more practical things we can....

Resilience Resilience in mental health can take many forms, we can think of it as fortitude that can be applied to a person's mental health and wellbeing. Resilience can be thought of as a capacity....

Dyslexia and Mental Health Writing a self-reflecting blog can be difficult for most to do but when your dyslexic, this brings added challenges. I felt it was time to discuss mental health and dyslexia and....

The Christmas Survival Guide Christmas can be a wonderful time with the family but for many. It can also be a time fraught with stress conflict and anxiety. It is very rare that families spend....

What is depression and how can counselling help? We have all experienced feeling sad or having a low mood which is a normal part of everyday life. When a feeling like this lasts for a....

A group therapy perspective on secrecy and confidentiality Group Anxiety Group therapy is a potent form of counselling. Support groups and other types of psychosocial groups meet for nearly every type of illness, problem area....

The Menopause and Mental Health As it’s the week in which the Menopause is recognised globally with its own official day, it seems fitting to discuss its impact on mental health.  From a medical perspective,....

Top 10 Tips for dealing with anxiety We explored what anxiety was in our recent blog post. Now we are going to look at some useful strategies to help cope with anxiety. Anxiety is a....

The Effects of the Menopause in the Workplace In the UK, around two million women aged over 50 have difficulties at work due to their menopause symptoms and it is estimated that one in 20....

Can Couples Counselling Save my Marriage? Relationship or marriage counselling is a relatively new branch of the counselling profession. It has grown in popularity over the last so years as more people seek help for....

How can counselling help my anxiety What is anxiety? Approx 25% of the UK population have difficulties with their mental health. The most common problems are anxiety and depression. Anxiety is the most common presentation....

Counselling or Psychotherapy? I am well placed to answer this question. I have completed training to qualify as a counsellor. I am also roughly halfway through my training to become a psychotherapist. I have also....

Menopause – what’s all the fuss about? It’s 2024 and women are only daring to talk openly about the menopause. An expected transition that was predominately called being in ‘the change’. I can remember as a young....

What is an Employee Assistance Program? The business world is going through enormous changes post-Covid 19 and employees are finding it difficult to cope as they emerge from the pandemic. This is where a well-organised....

Men, Mental Health and the Therapy Room There are many stereotypes globally that men should not cry.  We only have to look at the macho characters portrayed on the big screen and the typical stereotypes....

The Complexity of Mental Health in the UK What is mental health? Someone described as having good mental health would be a person who can feel, think and act positively to their emotional, psychological, and....