Remember January? It seems an age since everyone was planning their new year’s resolutions. Imagine if we’d known then what we know now.

Many of our services are now delivered online, whether it’s banking, shopping or healthcare, and we are increasingly used to the flexibility of accessing services from our own homes. Counselling… Read more: Why consider online counselling?

Helping a Friend with Anxiety One of the best ways to help a friend with anxiety is to understand a little about anxiety and recognise how significantly it can affect… Read more: Helping a friend with anxiety

Food is part of everyday life, but our relationship with it isn’t always simple.

When someone you care about is experiencing depression, it can be difficult to know what to do.

For some people, an animal is much more than a pet. They might be company when the house feels very quiet, a reason to get out of bed in the… Read more: Animals and mental health

Mental health is part of all of us. It includes our emotional and psychological wellbeing and can encompass everything from happiness, connection and contentment to anxiety, sadness, anger, numbness and… Read more: Mental Health: Let’s Question Some of the Myths

Deciding whether to try counselling can be difficult. You might know that something doesn’t feel quite right but not know whether it is something you need help with. You might… Read more: Considering counselling?

Most of us know what it feels like to have a low day. Life can bring difficult experiences, losses and changes that leave us feeling sad, tired or overwhelmed for… Read more: What is depression?

Sleep is one of those things that can seem incredibly simple until it stops being simple. We are often told that adults need a certain number of hours, should go… Read more: Sleep: When Rest Doesn’t Come Easily

Anxiety can be a mixture of feelings such as apprehension, fear, agitation, nervousness, tension, stress and foreboding. Everyone experiences anxiety at some time in their lives, especially when faced with… Read more: What is anxiety

Self-compassion is about noticing when something is difficult and responding to ourselves with some of the kindness and understanding we might naturally offer to somebody else. It also means recognising… Read more: Self-Compassion: Why Is It So Hard to Be Kind to Ourselves?

Feeling anxious or on high alert is a normal response to difficult, uncertain or threatening situations. Usually, these feelings settle when the situation passes. For some people, however, being on… Read more: The importance of self soothing

Every January, we’re told that one particular Monday is “Blue Monday”, supposedly the most depressing day of the year.

The time has come to finally launch my rebranded practice and new website. It’s been a long time in the thinking, planning and creating, but what better time to begin… Read more: Welcome to Centred Counselling

Mindfulness can sometimes feel like an experience somewhere between wrestling a crocodile and lying in a field of long grass on a sunny day. On some days, bringing our attention… Read more: Mindfulness: Finding What Helps You Feel Present

Dissociation can be difficult to explain, especially when you don’t have words for what you are experiencing.

When we’re struggling, we’re often encouraged to “reach out” or “talk to someone”. It sounds simple enough, but actually doing it can feel very different.

Blogging. Well, this is something new to me, and I am aware that I approach it somewhat nervously, with the keyboard at arm’s length. I only have to look on… Read more: When Was the Last Time You Did Something New?