When I was introduced to the concept of "Rackets" in my Transactional Analysis psychotherapy training, I didn't get it and switched off....

This is a question I get asked a lot and I thought a blog post may help. I should add a health warning - this is my opinion, and I am...

The more I practice as a psychotherapist, the more I have come to the belief that good sleep is the absolute foundation of wellbeing. The...

As a Registered Member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), I am deeply disturbed by their withdrawal from the...

Self care has become something of a buzzword in the modern world. We see all sorts of suggestions out there - very often they are...

Practising gratitude is a small act which can have significant impacts on mental health and overall well-being. Gratitude involves...

It's been 8 long months since I last wrote a blog article. That sounds like a confession right? It also sounds like some massive...

“It’s OK to not be OK” - it’s got to be one of the most over used cliches of our time. I’ve almost certainly used it myself with clients,...

We all talk about mental health, and this undoubtedly covers a spectrum of states of wellness. Some people talk about mental disorder -...

For the first time in a while, I have noticed that I am suffering from a little bit more Anxiety than normal. I’ve been wondering what...

It really has been far too long since my last blog article. So it's time to get my act together and do something about it! This is the...

As children, our parents load us all up with commands about what to do or what not to do.... "Work hard" "Don't be naughty" "It's...

Many of us know something about the disciplines of counselling, psychotherapy and coaching, but perhaps not all of us understand which...

I was sad to learn of the death of Big Brother star Nikki Grahame yesterday. Maybe you'll think less of me for being a Big Brother fan,...

A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog article about coping with loss. The article was about loss in general - whether that was the loss...

These days you hear everywhere about free talking therapies provided by the NHS. So why would you pay to see a counsellor or...

Loss comes in many forms, and grief is the process that is likely to follow. People think that bereavement is the main cause of grief....

I remember the first time I took on a client that had reported having suicidal feelings and being very nervous about speaking to them. I...

I believe it was the American sociologist Kai Erikson who first coined the term "collective trauma". Very often bad things happen to...

So I thought this time, I'd post a walk that was a little beyond Cottingham. back on New Years Eve, I went off to do a favourite walk of...