Where should I turn for help?

When you’ve decided you need help with your mental health, figuring out who to approach for that help can be difficult. If you are unsure whether your needs would be better met by a trip to the GP, a private appointment with a therapist or psychiatrist, or perhaps by calling Samaritans, this post is for […]

Finding quality counselling in Notting Hill and Kensington

Find out about our counselling service for individuals and couples in Notting Hill and Kensington.

How to choose a good therapist

A guide to choosing a psychotherapist: how to narrow down your online search and how to know if it’s a good fit when you meet them.

How to get the most from therapy

Sometimes, it can be hard to know whether you are making progress in therapy or counselling. It can feel slow and uncertain. You may feel like you are going round in circles. If you are concerned that you’re not getting the most from your counselling experience, you’re not alone. Counselling is an investment of both […]

Does talking about the past really help me in the present?

Your troubles in the present may never shift if you don’t look at your past experiences. Here’s why. It’s part of normal human psychology to develop schemas in childhood. These are blueprints of how we think the world works, what we expect relationships to be like and how we view ourselves. We carry those blueprints […]

What do I talk about in counselling?

Feeling unsure about what to talk about in counselling or psychotherapy is common. In short. there is no limit to what can be discussed. The more open you are, the more effective counselling will be. So long as you talk about what matters to you, you’re on the right track.

What to expect in couples counselling

I’m often struck by the anxiety that I see on the faces of clients when they come to their first couples counselling appointment. They are invariably wondering what’s going to happen. Will they have to reveal things they don’t want to say in front of their partner? Will their…

What to expect in counselling

When I trained as a psychotherapist, me and my fellow students were given the assignment of doing something we’d never done before. The course tutors wanted us to get in touch with how scary it can be to do something new, to feel the fear of the unknown. I chose to …

How does therapy help?

Over the years that I’ve worked as a therapist, I’ve been asked numerous times by prospective clients, “How does counselling help?”  And I’ve yet to come up with a satisfactory answer. Not because I’m in any doubt that it helps, but because the ‘how’ bit is so hard to articulate concisely…