My cause for addiction is not for the faint-hearted but it's honest and it is my story. I wanted to share this because of the news of Matthew Perry's death and for some insane coincidence my first Uni assignment is about addiction so befor...

Dream Analysis is without a doubt in my top 3 of complimentary therapies.Our dreams can tell us so much if we understand what they are trying to explain.When we are asleep our brain functions on the sub-conscious brain - all the information you'...

I've been asked this a lot recently and I thought I'd answer it. It's Monday lunchtime, I have White Snake playing and I'm taking a small break after submitting my Criminal Psychology coursework and it seems the perfect time to e...

People get so frightened of practising mindfulness and they assume that it's living like a hippy and being all 'peace and love' and yes - it can be like that, but not for me. I'm more bohemian.Mindfulness is the understanding of ...

Take a seat and allow yourself to focus on a spot on the wall in front of you.As you focus on that spot, I'd like you to take a few deep breaths and allow yourself to feel all your muscles from the top of your head down to your toes and with eve...

PTSD is a term that's used frequently, but what do you truly know about it? Who can be affected by it and how it affects you?PTSD is normally associated with people who have been to war, but we have all suffered from PTSD in our lives. The thing...

Usually, after the GP has looked at medication, they may offer CBT, or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. I hope this blog will help to make it clear why this should be used as a therapy and I hope it will help you to understand why it does and sometimes d...

Now I'm sure you're looking at that and thinking 'What on earth is she banging on about now?' but how we use language and how we talk to ourselves is such an important thing.At some point, someone has told us we weren't good ...

From the moment we are born, we are constantly searching and learning. It's human nature to want to develop and grow. It's a method of survival that we naturally follow.From the age of 7, we start to have a deeper understanding of our emoti...

This revolutionary way of treating PTSD has proven itself time after time with my clients and I felt I needed to give it some spotlight.Re-Wind is a therapy created by Dr. David Muss and it involves no talking by the client, apart from acknowledging ...

Ok, fair enough, that's a strange title but so many of us don't understand how to process our emotions when something comes to an end.I have finished studying for the next 3 months, and I won't lie. I feel lost, empty, angry, sad, happ...

That just seemed like such a Hollywood title I couldn't help myself because it's true!What is Hypnotherapy? It's a state of deep relaxation where you can connect your conscious and sub-conscious mind to work together to create benefici...

Choosing a therapy can be really tricky to navigate. Some people may have depression or anxiety and this can be dealt with over 6 sessions, if not less. It's usually attached to an event and it's a struggle moving forward or you could be th...