Psychotherapy is a form of talking therapy that helps people understand thoughts, emotions and patterns of behaviour, and develop healthier ways of coping and relating. It is used for issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and relationship difficulties.
Different approaches exist (for example psychodynamic, integrative, CBT-informed), and a good therapist will explain what they offer and how progress will be reviewed.
Can relationships help us grow? We often hope that a loving relationship will bring comfort, ease, and security. Yet many couples discover that intimacy also brings old wounds, familiar patterns, and difficult emotions to the surface. Rather than seeing this…
Why is it so hard to let go? For many people, letting go is not simply a matter of making a decision. When we've spent years living in survival mode, holding everything together can become the way our body learns…
Not every lonely man looks lonely. He may be working, providing, joking, helping others, and appearing to cope. Yet underneath, many men carry stress, grief, anger, shame, numbness, or exhaustion without a safe place to say, “I’m struggling.” Many men…
Happiness is often treated as a simple question?— What makes us feel good? But modern neuroscience gives a far more nuanced answer: Happiness is not a single emotion. It is a dynamic brain state —?a pattern of activity across neural…
Childhood should be a time of safety, nurturing, and growth. Unfortunately, for many individuals, early life experiences include abuse, neglect, or other traumatic events that leave lasting emotional and psychological wounds. While the abuse may have occurred years or even…
To my fellow psychologists, this is an invitation to expand our practice in response to a changing world of work. And to those living with work and life instability: "you are not alone. Your worth is not determined by a…
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As my thirties are slowly rolling in... I am starting to reflect (and freak out) on all the things I have done, wanted to do and (perhaps) will never do. If you've ever played video games that have an element…
Introduction Violence against women is a widespread phenomenon that affects millions of women all over the world. War, armed conflicts and political upheavals are some of the reasons that oblige women to fleet their home countries in order to survive.…
In today’s fast-paced world, many people experience stress, anxiety, or emotional challenges without realising how much they’re carrying. While it’s normal to try to cope on your own, there comes a point when professional support can make a meaningful difference.…
'They f*** you up, your mum and dad.They may not mean to, but they do.They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.' *So runs the poem by Phillip Larkin and this seems to…
At what point was it decided that there are either strong women or soft women in this world? This categorical taxonomy is naïve, if not even dangerous. We are humans and all our traits are better depicted as dimensional scales.…