You don't have to be in crisis to start therapy. For some people coming for psychotherapy, they may have spent a number of years with the idea of attending a therapist floating around in their mind. They may be aware of issues from childhood that they have never told anyone about or they have become aware of how their childhood is now impacting on them as an adult and they wonder if the space to talk about it might help. It can feel lonely and very heavy to carry these issues around in our...

In today's busy world, it has become more important than ever for us to protect our peace of mind by consciously choosing what kind of information and people are allowed access to us. We can be bombarded with information from our phones, the news and television. We can be available 24/7 on our phones if we do not put limits around how contactable we are. Never in human history have humans been as information-saturated and contactable as we are today. In working with clients, I notice an...

With the Secondary school year drawing to a close, those in exam years may be starting to notice some stress build up as the start dates approach. Stress can present itself in our bodies as feeling wired and tense all the time, irritability, insomnia and poor resistance to infections. While we need a certain small amount of healthy stress to motivate and drive us for exams, for example, prolonged stress is not a natural state for us. When we are constantly in fight or flight mode, our bodies...