I’m a fan of reading in support of therapy/alongside therapy/instead of therapy – hence my bibliotherapy page – but it may not be obvious as to why. It’s not just…

You’ve probably heard of ‘imposter syndrome’ – the experience of feeling a ‘fraud’ or being ‘phoney’ despite evident success. I talk to many people who remain convinced that their first…

Neither guilt nor shame are easy feelings, and so, unsurprisingly I meet them both a lot in my consulting room. It doesn’t really matter if we use the words rightly…

I’ve written about the potential benefits of taking a break from therapy over the summer – but if you are lucky enough to get away from the Big Smoke where…

Habitual, and prosaic, my partner and I greet each other at the end of our days with, ‘…And how was work?’ We still do this, even though for fifteen years…

I’m often asked what the most common ‘presenting issue’ is that I work with in my consulting room. The short answer is anxiety, followed by depression or a general sense…