Encourage them to express their feelings - Tell them it is OK to feel stresses or overwhelmed or sad etc. It is OK to not be OK, don’t...

This year families and schools will be taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week from 6th -12th February. The week is organised by the...

10 Things to do to Stay Mentally Strong With the start of a new year many people make resolutions to get fitter, usually physically...

Lots of the usual support services will be taking a break over the holidays so it’s worth knowing a few of the numbers which will be...

Supporting someone who has lost a baby can be difficult to know, you don’t know what to say or how to help. Sadly, many parents say how...

We all need help and support from time to time as we deal with the problems and issues of life, especially those that threaten to...

How can we avoid misunderstandings in a conversation? There are two sides to every conversation, the speaker and the listener but...

Building resilience means making sure that you have people around you who believe in you unconditionally and hold you to high...

What Is Burnout? Burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion in an individual. It can interfere in a person’s ability to manage...

The mental health benefits of gardening are broad and diverse. Studies have shown significant reductions in depression and anxiety,...

The 7-Year Stages of Life Long ago people sensed an order in life that we, in the modern age often fail to see. Among the more important...

"What colour is five?" might seem like a strange question to ask, but if you have synesthesia, you may have an answer. What is...

The Tidal Model of Recovery The main focus of the model is on helping individuals create their own voyage of discovery as a means of...

12 Signs You Have a Rainforest Mind 1. You’ve been accused of being too sensitive, too dramatic, too emotional, too curious, and too...

Living as we do in a time where social networks are increasingly falling apart and many of us experience losses of meaning, vital...

Finding Meaning Do we really need to find meaning in life or can we just live our life without pondering on this question? Human beings...

Most couples come to counselling once they have tried everything else and feel so stuck that they think talking to a third party or...

September is always a month of changes and transitions, back to school, back from holidays but this year we face additional challenges...

Immediate Help Sometimes we need some immediate support but at present lots of the usual helpline and services are still catching up from...

Parents sometimes come to me and say, “My child is so sensitive. I don’t know why he’s like this. Everything is such a big deal. I parent...