The Role of the Counsellor

“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be…when I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds”Carl Rogers, A Way of Being And for...

Five Tips to Beat the Winter Blues

If getting out of bed in the morning is even harder this month, you may not be imagining it. How could you feel happier in the winter months? The lack of sunshine, combined with the psychological effect of the shorter days, effects eight out of ten of us in one way or...

Five Myths of Counselling – busted!

  We visit the GP when we are sick, visit the dentist to keep our teeth healthy. Yet when it comes to looking after our mental and emotional health…? The myths of counselling can stop us accessing the support we need. Many people feel embarrassed and nervous...