We all have to find a way to grow up. People who have Peter Pan syndrome haven’t worked out how to. Something in the process of the development of their personality and psychology has stalled or hasn’t been triggered, and … Read More
What causes relationship anxiety? We are learning about relationships from the start of our lives. From the very beginning, as babies we look to bond with our mothers. We develop our future relationships based on these early experiences of bonding … Read More
The following is an extract from an essay which received a commendation in the Rozsika Parker Prize 2018. It is being published in full in The British Journal of Psychotherapy November 2109 edition. Introduction Almost none of my clients, apart … Read More
A therapuetic relationship has the potential to settle your anxiety and to heal your personal suffering. It is a relationship that can provide you with a refuge, safety and sanctuary. You may have lost someone who provided such safety for … Read More
What is an existential crisis? In short, when we speak of an existential crisis we are talking about an experience in which we are made to question whether our lives have meaning and purpose. Though we can think of … Read More
What is a mental health assessment? A mental health assessment is a psychiatric assessment. It is part of the process of information being gathered with the purpose of making a diagnosis. Once you have been given a diagnosis a treatment … Read More
Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) is also referred to as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). It is a diagnosis that describes a range of destructive impulsive emotional reactions. The disorder is unique to all sufferers. What has happened is that a … Read More
Do you have an inferiority complex? Are you quick to pick on yourself? Do you put yourself down? Do you criticise your projects and creativity? It is important to be able to recognise when you are giving yourself a hard … Read More
7 ideas to help your New Year New Me plans succeed Why do your attempts at New Year resolutions fail? You are enthusiastic about the idea of them, willingly sign up to them in advance but less good when it … Read More