Your therapist or counsellor understands you
As a counsellor and psychotherapist, I also experience life's difficulties and troubles. Like my clients, I have times when my emotions take over. I have to stop and stand back and reflect. An effective counsellor understands feeling weak and vulnerable. We know...
Minimise the anxiety of the corona pandemic
These are uncertain times for us. Anxiety caused by the corona virus is rising daily. The lack of control and power is making some of us feel extremely vulnerable. Emotions are running high. We are worried about ourselves and our loved ones. We all know people who...
Working while on holiday
Are you looking for your place of work to become the environment where you have the most value? Are you attempting to get your emotional needs met at work? Is work taking up so much time and energy that you have no time for a life outside of the office? If this rings...
Are you stuck? Is your thinking style leading to anxiety, stress and depression?
Do you feel stuck? Are you doubting yourself? Why this is happening? The answer could be really simple: you might be stuck in certain, limiting ways of perceiving yourself and the world around you. Inflexible thinking is exhausting. It causes stress and...
Using exercise to boost our mental health
A healthy mind goes alongside a healthy body. It may be an age old little saying, but the evidence that exercise can boost our mental health is growing all the time. There is a brilliant article in The Guardian that explores the link between exercise and mental...
Do I need a psychotherapist, a counsellor or a coach?
My official title is Psychotherapist. But I also call myself a counsellor and a coach. And a question I hear regularly is: "Do I need a psychotherapist, a counsellor or a coach?" For some the idea of “psychotherapy” is frightening. It suggests mental illness. Or...
It it time to listen to the teenagers
What is troubling young people?
20 Habits of Self Care
If you are someone who is wondering what “self care” is or what you can do to take better care of yourself, I would suggest giving this book a read. In this book, Karin explains and guides you through what it means to take care of yourself. Our modern world can be...
A stress-inducing school curriculum
There has been much talk recently about the rise in stress and anxiety levels in those of school going age. Here is one of the reasons for this increase: Last night I was casually scrolling though twitter and I came across a tweet from a mother who was trying to help...
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