Counselling Articles

Awareness Comes Before Intimacy

Some people would say that it isn’t hard to find oneself, you need only look down or find a mirror, however, that is all purely superficial. The term “finding oneself” means an individual has cut […]

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Is My New Partner a Narcissist?

It’s a label (or diagnosis) that people tend to understand more today than ever, yet I still often get asked what the signs of a narcissist are to look out for. Narcissism is a diagnosable […]

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Patience is all about Emotion Regulation

When we are stressed, we are more emotional. So much of my Counselling work is about helping people understand how external stressors affect the way we behave. People who come to Counselling are quite often […]

Counselling Articles

More Evidence Linking Stress and Behaviour

A person experiencing high-stress levels will likely be acting outside of their normal behaviour patterns. Stress, at least in the most surface-level way, is dealt with by our physiological systems through the release of Cortisol. […]

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Vital Need to Understand Our Differences

If you were to travel to a faraway country where English was not the main language, let’s say Sweden for example, before you left on your trip you’d likely be prepared for the different communication […]

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What a Triumph Henry Higgins!

“So here I am, a confirmed bachelor, and likely to remain so.” So go the words of Professor Henry Higgins in the classic film, My Fair Lady. I recently watched this film again, the first […]

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Fundamentally – I’m OK or I’m Not OK?

Counselling hundreds of people over the years opens your eyes to realities, and you begin to get a deeper feeling of where people are coming from and what they are experiencing. You start to see […]