Soon after I first qualified as a therapist, I was asked to meet with a young, five-year-old girl – Serena* - and it was Serena that taught me much of what I now know about loss.

I have been considering over a number of years as I have noticed men seem to experience specific difficulties in therapy, difficulties that can cause them to leave prematurely. This important topic is both complex and multi-layered and these thoughts have been abbreviated here into digestible chunks for the reader………

If you feel like you may be burned out, you are not alone. Half of UK employees say they’ve experienced at least one characteristic of burnout….

Humanistic Counselling became increasingly prominent in the second half of the twentieth century…

Discussion in the news about depression has rocketed due to claims by scientists that depression could be linked to violence…

The pandemic is affecting all of us, but certain groups are being affected more…

Update on Counselling Session – Coronavirus 2021

It was becoming clear, that CV-19 was starting to spread throughout the UK…

The Children’s Society conducted a survey of 11,000 14-year-olds in the UK…

How trauma in childhood can have a significant effect on young people’s mental health…

Last Tuesday marked the end of this year’s baby loss awareness week…

When we think of mental health, we tend to predominantly think of it being an adult-related issue…

Are you finding that your life is speeding up and you are feeling lost and out of control?

Meet Bronwen from Hertford Counselling Service….