When you have experienced a profoundly difficult event, perhaps an accident, or discovering your partner has been unfaithful. Though it looks to the world like you have recovered and are your normal self, you may remain deeply shaken. A profound … Read More
You need luck, no matter how much talent, drive and desire you have. Without luck you may find it hard to get your ideas and projects off the ground no matter how good they are. In mythology, folklore and fairy … Read More
A profound loss of confidence is often a consequence of accidents and events. When something happens out of the blue it can leave you shaken. The impact on individuals of a death, or a painful family break up, or witnessing … Read More
Bipolar Disorder is a mood disorder that is characterised by alternating periods of mania and depression. It was formerly known as manic depression. People with Bipolar Disorder can swing from extreme highs to extreme lows, sometimes very quickly. This can … Read More
Where there has been trauma, particularly trauma that involves one person sexually abusing another, then the victim is often left in a state of shame. It becomes impossible to speak of what has happened. The victim becomes locked in a … Read More
I am a member of the Association of Independent Psychotherapists, I trained as a supervisor with the SAP, I have an MA in Psychotherapy & Counselling, and I work to both the UKCP and the BACP Code of Ethics. If … Read More
I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist and counsellor working in Hazlemere, near High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Before starting in private practice I trained in the NHS at St Barts’ Hospital in London and before that at the Homerton Hospital in … Read More
Counselling Buckinghamshire was set up in 2006 to provide a counselling and psychotherapy service to adults experiencing a range of different problems. Sometimes these problems might refer to a specific event such as bereavement, divorce, redundancy or trauma. Sometimes they … Read More
An article in the Big Issue (Feb 13-19 2017) explores the question of whether; you can change yourself by looking within to find the truth you find there, or, by selecting aspects of your character that you recognise and don’t … Read More