Have you developed Agoraphobia? For many people these days, the lockdown has meant staying indoors and self-isolating. Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that can leave people feeling housebound for years. You may have battled with agoraphobia for a long time....
Recovery from addiction One look in the mirror is all it took. This despicable, desiccated look, the hair that resembles more a crow’s nest resting on top of my head. I can barely remember, this worn-out face, my voice, a lazy drawl. What has become of my skin?...
Recovery from Domestic Violence. *Clients’ names have been changed to protect their confidentiality Hayley* first came to therapy in an extremely anxious state. She works full time in education and has been in recovery from a long-term abusive relationship with...
Recovering from Sexual Abuse. *Clients’ names have been changed to protect their confidentiality When Katie* first came to counselling, she began by telling me about her prevailing sleep problems ‘ever since it all started’. The issue she desperately wants to...
Midlife, which for me began at around the age of 35, has been an interesting period and a deeply questioning time. You wanted your life to be so perfect but the reality is very different from how you had imagined it. You have a busy life, yet some important aspects of...
