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Have you developed Agoraphobia? For many people these days, lockdown has meant staying indoors and self-isolating. Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder that can leave people feeling housebound for years. For some people it comes on suddenly....

Midlife, which for me began at around the age of 35, has been an interesting period and a deeply questioning time. You wanted your life to be so perfect but the reality is very different from how you had imagined it. You have a busy life, yet some...

“Counselling Needs and Desires” My counselling clients have many needs and desires that are shared with me. I will be exploring some of these here – it would be interesting to hear how these may touch on your own desires and experiences – please do...

My marriage was breaking down and I needed answers. Therapy was a shocking eye-opener for me but provided psychoeducation and self awareness. Naively, I thought I had 'got away with it' as until then, I held a belief that my life had gone...

Overcome Fear of Failure, Perfection and Imposter Syndrome   Someone recently said, “I can't bear being idle!” Who's familiar with fear of failure, while setting the mark for achievement very high and constantly striving for perfection? I...

It was her normal. She'd known this for a long time. In fact, it had always been this way. These were ideas she was brought up to believe. And very soon, she came to expect the same. Doesn't everyone tolerate this behaviour? But I know them over...

"All games usually have a beginning, a given set of rules, and a concluding payoff. Psychological games however, have an ulterior purpose. They are not played for fun and they prevent honest, intimate and open relationships between players." ...

It’s taken a long time for me to embrace fear and I’m still growing. You may be familiar with these thoughts… “I’m not good enough” “It might not work.” “If it does work, I’ll have to do it again soon, because the world will be different.” “I can...