Depression is a debilitating and scary place to experience. It is not to be confused with anxiety though people do experience the two together. Anxiety is an arousal state, not an emotion, and is a direct reaction to external stress. Read more
Addictions are one of the most challenging experiences one will have in life. It may be codependency in relationships, substances (like alcohol, cocaine, caffeine, tobacco and food). It may be an attachment to behaviours like gambling, sex, pornography, shopping or Read more
I rather like the Egg Diagram that Roberto Assaggioli presents to us in his psychosynthesis approach, a model of transpersonal psychology. Just as there exists a lower and middle level of consciousness, we also have superconscious awareness and within that Read more
When you come to your personal free consultation for therapy we always talk about your goals and what you would like to get out of counselling. Sometimes clients are very stuck with what they want because they often come to Read more
The Unconscious is everything that we are not fully conscious of. Just think for a moment about all your physical processes in your physical body that happens outside of your conscious will. The beat of your heart, the flow of Read more
Many clients ask about meditation as a relaxation tool. However, meditation is far more than that. I first learned to meditate back in 1999 when I was living and working in Sri Lanka from a Buddhist work colleague. It was Read more