Something that often comes up in my therapy practice is parents admitting that they are not being a good role model for mental health habits for their children. Examples of this include: Parents who come home and moan about their workplace all evening but do...
The heading here is a bit misleading because, in truth, there is no one right way to journal. The beauty of therapeutic journaling is that you can use it in many ways. It's something I prescribe to many of my clients as part of their...
Many of my clients come to me when they want to make changes, but, at the same time, change feels too big, too scary and too unknown. Or, they may not even know what they want those changes to be. While some people may have a...
Ten Ways to Get Out Of Depression Whether you have been diagnosed with clinical depression, or have been feeling sad or down for a while, there are ways that can often help this shift. In this article, I look at ten ways to help yourself get...
What Happens in a Therapy Session? If you haven't had any therapy or counselling before, you may be a little daunted as to what happens in a therapy session? The truth is, it will be slightly different for different types of therapies. Not only that, but...
How to Stop People Pleasing People pleasing is complicated. On one hand it feels like you have everyone’s best interests at heart, that you’re a genuinely GOOD person. People are grateful and express this with compliments and expressions of gratitude that send an almighty...
Many of my clients are struggling to find the time and energy for self-care. Nevertheless, it's one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. Self-care doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming, and works best when you regularly practice it, making...