Finally, after 15 weeks in lock-down, people were allowed to go to the hairdressing salons and barber shops, to the pub and to restaurants again last Saturday, 4 July. This felt like a massive relief and a return to freedom and some kind of ‘normality’ again. However, we must not forget that, for many people who have been going without…
As a counsellor/psychotherapist working in private practice, I have seen a marked increase over the past year in the number of younger children and teenagers who have a variety of anxiety and other mental health issues. I am writing this article simply to point out that these children and young people need help straight away, when they have asked for…
Happy New Year 2020 to everyone. It is now the start of the new decade – but, is this also the beginning of a new healthier and/or slimmer you? Do you need help with weight reduction for either health reasons, or to improve your self-image? I can help you. You can become the person that you would like to be,…
Are you cutting or burning yourself, or injuring yourself in any way, in an attempt to deal with emotional distress or emotional pain- simply because you currently have no other way of coping? If so, I can help you, because I understand the main reasons why people take this course of action – you take away your emotional pain by…
Well, we have now said ‘Goodbye’ to 2018 and we begin 2019. For some of us, this is a prospect filled with hope and ambition, whereas, for others, it can be the start of another year of hopelessness and despair! If you are feeling sad, depressed, lonely, hopeless, without any sense of direction, please do not suffer like this unnecessarily,…
Christmas is a happy time for many people, but, for others, it simply heightens their sadness. For anyone who has recently lost a loved one, anyone who is going through a divorce or a relationship break-up, Christmas can be the loneliest of times – even when you are in a room full of people. Depression and sadness are feelings which…
The first Wednesday in November each year is National Stress Awareness Day. Unfortunately, for those people who are suffering from work-based stress, they are not only aware of the stress every day, but, in many cases, they are so overwhelmed by stress that it adversely affects their mental health and their well-being. Sadly, there has been a massive increase in…