The window of tolerance is a way to understand what happens in your mind, body, emotions and behaviours.

It is a really normal thing for people to feel some level of stress or anxiety in a day and our bodies then need to release that energy.

Counselling can seem like a scary thing to do for so many reasons. It is hard to start something new. Here are some things which might help.

Being enough means not being perfect. It means being approachable, being broken, being a seeker of renewed relationships, and ...

It takes incredible courage to do the kind of deep-heart work that people do in counselling.

I often hear people say that they feel "messy" or "not good enough" to be in relationship with others.

If you're considering trying EMDR, you might be interested in what others have to say about it as an approach.

It's okay to not be okay . . . but it's not okay to stay that way. We all have times in life where we are struggling more than normal.

One approach to defining trauma uses 3 E's: Event, Experience, Effect

So you’re about to start counselling. Well done on having the courage to start. As you get started, let's think about what might make...

For some people, friends and family are great sources of support and are a great option for receiving the care they need in everyday...

What if someone told you that you don’t have to speak about the details of your trauma to heal? My own experience of EMDR was...

This past week, I was asked by a friend, with tears in her eyes, "will counselling help me?" She was so desperate to be in a better place...

I remember the day I decided I needed help again. I sat in my car, palms sweating, so scared to call the counsellor that I had found....

I spoke at the Sheffield Hallam CU event recently and was asked a great question: What is the best recipe for mental health recovery? I...

With all of the pop-psychology and self-help material on the Internet these days, it sometimes seems overwhelming. Do I need...

Perhaps the idea of Christian counselling rings alarm bells for you. Perhaps you're concerned about judgement, hatred of your identity group, or being evangelized to in a counselling session. Let's start off by saying that if you feel judged, hated, or pressurized in counselling of any kind - that is unethical.

I remember my first ever counselling session. It had taken me so much effort to just arrange the time to meet - and here I was now...