Counselling Articles
Are anxiety and stress on the verge of ruining your IVF hopes? Or are you considering IVF, and wondering how you can prepare in advance for the emotional and mental challenges ahead? Anxiety and stress – key factors in why IVF cycles don’t take? Research is actually on the fence over whether emotional distress physically...
Despite strides by the government to improve mental health in the workplace? A recent survey by PwC found over a third of British employees now report stress, depression, and anxiety at work. Is it time you took your mental health at work seriously? Mental health in the workplace – why does it matter? The...
Have you or your child been flagged for a learning assessment? And you are trying to research, but find yourself confused and overwhelmed between learning disability vs learning difficulty vs learning disorder? Let alone this talk of ‘SpLDs’? Diagnosis Gone Wrong? You are far from alone in your confusion. And no, it’s not in your...
Curious about hypnotherapy? And wondering if it could work for you? But heard so many strange rumours, you’ve been asking yourself, “But does hypnosis work?”. Myths about hypnotherapy Of all modern therapeutic interventions, hypnotherapy and the trance state it uses, ‘hypnosis’, are perhaps surrounded by the most confusion and incorrect information. Learn the myths about...
Does your child not seem to be progressing like his or her classmates? And you are wondering if it’s because of a learning difficulty? Or is it you yourself who is struggling? What is a learning difficulty? A learning difficulty is neurological. Your brain takes in and processes information differently. The ways of learning that...
Does hyper empathy really exist? Can you really care too much about what someone is going through? What is hyper empathy? The prefix ‘hyper’ refers to something being ‘higher than average’. The term ‘hyper empathy’ is used by scientists, such as in the case of a woman who had part of her brain removed to...
by Andrea Blundell You tell yourself it’s just the way modern dating is, that people are selfish. It’s them, anyway. But if you are constantly chasing after emotionally unavailable partners? Then it is you. And it’s time to dig deep into why. Time to stop blaming low self-esteem? Low self-esteem seems the catch-all excuse these...
by Andrea Blundell Have a friend you sometimes wonder if you might love? Or with a partner, and worried you should have just stayed friends? Where is the line between friendship and love, and when should you cross it? The modern mistake when it comes to love Part of the confusion around friendship and love...
What is avoidant attachment? If you want to be in love but then always walk away, or are in a relationship with someone who keeps pushing you back? Then it’s something you need to know about. Attachment theory Attachment in psychology refers to the way we form relationships. How do we ‘attach’ to others, how...
Worried all the time lately? When is it signs of anxiety, and when is it more than just anxiety and an anxiety disorder? Key facts about anxiety and mental health It’s important to understand that mental health is not an exact science. Mental health ‘disorders’ are not illnesses you can see under a microscope. They are...
