This is one of the common questions about counselling. How many sessions needed depends on several different factors. Find out what they are here
What might I learn through CBT?
Through CBT you could learn a lot about your beliefs and behaviours. With that knowledge and a therapist you could find different or better ways to be. Read this blog from Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Tobias Oliver to find out about what you might learn from CBT
What Is CBT?
If you are interested in what CBT is and how it might benefit you then this post is for you. CBT therapist Tobias Oliver takes you through some of the basics
Learning to let go of worry
We can often get caught up in worrying about what might happen in the future, especially during uncertain times. We can also get caught up in ruminating over what has happened in the past and wishing that things were different somehow.
Deep breathing to reduce stress
In a Yoga class you will be encouraged to breathe deeply and ‘into the belly’. We call these deep breaths diaphragmatic breathing, this is because the diaphragm (the main muscle of respiration) is fully engaged when the breath is taken …
Addicted to cannabis? Hypnotherapy could help
Let’s talk about cannabis… Britain’s black market in cannabis is worth £2.6bn annually, with 255 tons of cannabis sold to more than 3 million people last year, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). Talk from policymakers is rife …
Do you have social anxiety? Take the test and find out
Social anxiety can be very life-limiting. Having the need to be out in the world and doing things but being prevented from doing that by uncontrolled thoughts can be frustrating to say the least. Take this test to get an idea of whether you have social anxiety and to find out more about the therapies that could help you.
What is EMDR?
EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and it can be a great way to deal with PTSD, some phobias and anxiety. Find out more here
Hypnotherapy For Managing Gender Identity Issues
Have you ever felt like you weren’t in the right body? Or like you couldn’t fully embrace the gender you were brought up as? Maybe you feel like a woman trapped inside a man’s body (or vice versa)? Have you …
Hypnotherapy could help you tackle a phobia (of snakes for example)
If you have a fear or phobia of something like snakes you may be looking for help in tackling that and feeling better. In this blog post, we look at how that could be possible through hypnotherapy
What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
Working with mental distress can mean we have to be very careful of our language. Use of certain words in certain contexts can be the breakthrough we’re looking for, or it can cause the damage that ends a course of …
What is integrative psychotherapy?
Counsellors often use terms that people new to counselling might not know. One of the most common descriptions a counsellor might use is when they say they are an “integrative psychotherapist”. But what does that actually mean? Find out here
What is coaching?
Although coaching is becoming more widely recognised as a good thing there are still some misconceptions about what it is and who has coaching. Firstly, it’s important to point out that many successful people have coaching – employing the services …