I work with all kinds of challenges brought to me by clients, but one that is really close to my heart is working with chronic illness. I...

Although I am a predominately person-centred counsellor, I often borrow from other theories to bring to life ideas that might be forming...

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘intimacy’? If you went straight to ‘sex’ then you’re not alone. ‘Intimacy’ is a word that’s...

Narcissism is a word that gets thrown around way too much, in my opinion. It seems like the go to insult for anyone who treats us badly,...

Most of us are very familiar with the idea of a trigger: a moment, event or situation that invokes feelings and memories that are...

I don't know about you, but if I don't sleep well, or enough, I am, shall we say politely, cranky. I find myself unable to concentrate...

I've had a couple of bereavements in my family recently. They've both felt different, both impacting me in ways expected and not, and it...

What's the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word 'journal'? Having had my eyes on academic texts for the last few years...

'Trauma' seems to be a bit of a buzzword at the minute, we hear it all the time, in the news, on social media, from celebrities to...

At the start of a new year we often look back and reflect on what's passed and look forward to what we're hoping for from a new year. It...

This is a question I get asked often, and it can be hard to describe so I'll make an attempt here. The dictionary definition of somatic...

We've reached that time of year again where we see a plethora of memes and posts all over social media to remind us to take care of our...

I know, it's an odd title, but hear me out and I promise it will make sense in the end. When I was growing up it was all about the PMA -...

Well, this is my first ever blog post. Like anything new it feels a bit daunting! Much like beginning counselling, I wonder if anyone...