Are you a middle aged man in mid-life crisis or has your partner been acting strange lately? You or your loved one might be at risk! The shocking fact is 'middle aged men are more at risk of attempting or completing suicide'. Samaritans, a confidential emotional support service, raises this awareness in their current campaign 'We're in your corner' free (pdf) research [...]
If you have ever felt you had a problem which you had to face on your own, and alone, then you will probably recognise what desperation feels like. Feeling that your problem can't be solved is common, the fact is there are few problems which cannot be resolved, so what is it that makes us feel that there is no [...]
We have all experienced times when our minds race and are filled with negative recurring thoughts which can drive us to distraction. Thoughts we know are unhelpful but just don't seem to shift no matter how hard we try. Counsellors, therapists and psychologists have for a long time recommended the strategy of Thought Suppression in which we try to consciously push away [...]
A large number of couples who ask me to help them improve their relationship tell me that they have become strangers, that they have drifted apart. They tell me how they both have their own interests and friendships and that they enjoy these and that they feel it is good that they have some independence. This is for the most [...]
By far the most common issue I am asked to help people with is relationship problems. Most often it is either a new relationship or a long term relationship. If it's a new relationship, then often a couple may be struggling with the transition of moving from living a single life to sharing their lives with the person they want [...]
Online Counselling Advantages Online Counselling and life coaching has been popular in the U.S. and all over the world for several years now. The recent depression and austerity measures have increased its popularity world wide, with affordable counselling high on many people's wish list, but it isn't only the low budget therapy which is making online counselling more appealing, so [...]
