Counselling
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
During Eating Disorder Week, we thought we would shine some light on a less well-known eating problem. It is called ARFID or Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. It is a relatively…
How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Why You Must
Boundaries define the limits of acceptable behaviour and are critical for our well-being. However, setting boundaries can feel selfish or difficult at times. Healthy boundaries allow us to tap into…
Self-Help Tips To Manage An Acute Panic Attack
A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear and anxiety accompanied by physical symptoms like a racing heartbeat, sweating, shaking and more. Most panic attacks last anywhere from…
Why do you feel ‘stuck’ in your life and how can you move forward?
Have you ever felt like you’re just going through the motions in life without any real purpose or making progress? Do you feel uninspired, unmotivated and stuck in a rut?…
How Can Bereavement Counselling Help with Loss?
Adjusting to life after a loss – whether a family member, friend, partner, pet, object or a significant event – is one of the most challenging experiences we can go…
What Is Integrative Counselling?
Research in counselling is increasingly indicating that a broad toolkit of therapeutic skills drawn from a range of therapy approaches and coaching, can produce better results for therapy clients than…
Mental Health Goals to Focus on for 2023
The world has been a difficult place to live in these past few years as we appear to stumble from one national crisis to another. This understandably takes its toll…
How Do I Choose the Right Therapist?
If you are struggling with an emotional issue or problematic situation that is affecting your everyday life, speaking to a professional counsellor or psychotherapist can do wonders for your mental…
Finding the Right Therapist
If you’re looking for help with a problem, then finding the right therapist to work with you is key. For some, this can be challenging. There may not be many…
Is online counselling as good as face-to-face meetings?
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, life seems to have moved online. From business meetings and social meet-ups to healthcare appointments, people now routinely interact on Zoom…
Social Distancing No More
After more than a year of isolation, regularly hearing messages like “stay home and stay safe”, from 19th July 2021 some big changes are taking place. Many activities that were…
How to recognise Chronic Fatigue and what to do about it
It is estimated that approximately 250,000 people across the UK suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Despite this number, not many people know how to recognise CFS and are often…
5 clues to decoding body language
Research has shown that a mere 7% of human communication is based on what we actually say. The remaining 93% is non-verbal, of which 38% comes from tone of voice…