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Are you a chronic crier? Do you cry a lot during funerals, graduations, when your child tells you something nice or even in an argument? Do you cry when you are sad and depressed or when you are just too happy about something?  If you are the kind of person who tears up at even...

[Tweet “‘Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind.’- Zen proverb”] We all suffer traumas as we go through life. We pick up scars along the way. The longer we live, the more likely we are to experience shock and distress as a normal and natural response to some of life’s events which are...

I find it a real joy to work with young people. They absorb information like a sponge and, when they ‘get it’, the moment of insight can be dramatic and heart warming. ‘We’re all worried’ I was contacted by the parent of a 17-year-old boy. ‘We’re all so worried about Ben.’ said the voice on...

Did you come from a dysfunctional family? Do you feel you have been damaged by your child hood experiences? Do you want to break free from the past? Who am I? ‘I had a rotten childhood’ said Len. ‘There must have been something wrong with my father. Out of all of the family, I seemed...

Ezra had recently experienced the break up of a long-term relationship. I found myself in the middle of what I call a ‘dump and flush’ first session. It’s not uncommon for new clients to almost ‘vomit up’ all the hurt, anxiety and worry they have kept bottled up for months, possibly years. Finally making the...

‘The trouble is we did everything together’, Viv said sadly. ‘There’s a gaping hole where he used to be, like the empty chair by the fireplace. My life doesn’t feel complete any more and there’s nothing I can do about it. I feel like I’ve ground to a halt, like an old car that’s broken...

Do you suffer from depression and fatigue? Do you often feel you are ‘running on empty’? Do you wonder if there is something physically wrong with you? You may even have been diagnosed with TATS (Tired all the time syndrome). Depression and fatigue When Agnes came to see me, at the age of 64, she...

‘I’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder’ 1 Lydia told me tearfully. I’ve been put on antidepressants.’ ‘What are your symptoms’ I asked. ‘Well I feel depressed most of the time, sort of sad and empty. I cry easily and I’ve lost interest in the garden, which I used to love. I’m not sleeping well yet...

I’m angry! I’m feeling really angry at the moment. The newspapers are often full of troubling headlines about inadequate mental health services. But a recent report touched both a personal and professional note for somebody who, more than twenty years ago, suffered herself from postnatal depression. (1) I can now make the professional observation that...