With the New Year under way I am taking this opportunity to write an article that I am hoping might inspire people to reflect on how they think and feel about themselves, others and life. The reason I say this is due to my experiences as a psychotherapist. A common theme that I encounter in …
Lockdown: opportunity or despair?
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way’ – Victor Frankl, Author of Man’s Search for Meaning Victor Frankl knew a few things about being in a lockdown, as he was a holocaust …
Psychological Gym: The Workout for the Mind
The aim of this article is to try and remove some of the barriers that might prevent people from accessing mental health services or therapy generally. In order to do this, I will start by exploring the current perception of mental health. Then I will attempt to draw some parallels between seeing a counsellor/psychotherapist and …
Anger management: “How do you transform a raging Lion into a purring Cat?”
Anger is a natural, healthy emotion that can drive us forward and help us to overcome adversity. I would also imagine that it has played an important role in our evolution as a species, in terms of being able to overcome various challenges and obstacles. However, unfortunately for some people, it either becomes akin to …
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Omnipotence: The hidden danger
The purpose of this article is to try and bring the concept of omnipotence to a wider audience. I hope by increasing peoples’ awareness it might help them recognise the hidden dangers that it can present both within themselves and in their relationships. So what is omnipotence? Generally, when I mention the word in my …