Counselling Articles
by Andrea Blundell A sexual encounter sees you the victim of stealthing. You are upset, but you didn’t catch an STI, you aren’t pregnant, so you decide the best thing is to just put it behind you. But it’s not always that easy. Stealthing can take a serious psychological toll we need to address. The...
Been accused of being clingy or standoffish? Or just told you don’t seem to respect other’s personal space, and you aren’t sure what that’s about? What is personal space? Personal space is the distance each person needs between their body and other people to feel comfortable and at ease. You could indeed it call it...
Keep having nightmares, and wondering how connected bad dreams and mental health really are? And if there is any good side to the situation? Why do I keep having nightmares? Bad dreams can sometimes have a physical cause. It’s important to rule out things like taking a new medication, including anti-depressants. Or a sleep issue...
by Andrea Blundell During the pandemic you had time off work, or didn’t have to go in to the office. And something in you is just… done. You don’t want to work anymore. Is there something wrong with you? You are far from alone According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), almost one in...
by Andrea Blundell Around 35 or over, and feeling a mess lately? Anxious, depressed, all over the place? The menopause and mental health connection is worth learning. Menopause and mental health After generations of women suffering in silence, menopause is finally in the spotlight. It’s now clear that menopause can affect mental wellbeing. And that your...
Yes, you are aware that, courtesy of the pandemic, a lot of things have gone online lately. And yes, your child is stressed and you want them to experience child counselling. But surely online child therapy can’t be that effective? Actually, the opposite seems to be true. What is online child therapy, exactly? Online therapy...
Often wondered how other people seem to ‘daydream’ and visualise things in their heads? When you just draw a blank? You might have aphantasia. The definition of aphantasia So what is aphantasia? The majority of people have some capacity to conjure visuals in their mind, even if some are naturally better at it than others....
by Andrea Blundell “The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” according to an unknown proverb. Would psychologists beg to differ? The meaning of intention What are we really talking about when we talk about our intentions? It refers to the reasons we do things. Of course our meaning for taking an action (intention),...
Do therapists still ask about dreams? Can you find dream therapy if you feel your dreams or nightmares are telling you things? The history of dreams and psychotherapy The world of modern Western psychotherapy largely began with Freud and ‘psychoanalysis’ . And Freud relied on dreams in his work with patients. His friend turned enemy...
Has your kid not been acting themselves lately? Or you worry they are too different from their siblings or schoolmates? Left wondering if it’s time for child counselling? Even before Covid-19, an NHS survey estimated that one in nine children had a diagnosable mental health disorder. This was raised to one in six during the...
