Multicoloured Painting

Depth charge

Until we all receive an effective and safe vaccine we’re looking at a continuing period of isolation and near or...

January 1, 2021
Burning Candle

Inspiration for a dark Christmas

In the middle of a very dark winter for us all we could probably do with a bit of inspiration, a bit of light for...

December 1, 2020
Man with Disposable Mask

Covid – an attack on our humanity

‘I nearly had a fight in here yesterday’.  The office boss was answering my question:   ‘Are you noticing any...

November 1, 2020
Man in Suit Scratching Head

Men and therapy

In 2019 male suicide rates in the UK reached their highest level for two decades.  These Office of National Statistics...

October 1, 2020
Traffic Lights

Therapy now or when all this is over?

Coronavirus has caused total disruption to our lives.  But our psychological needs haven’t gone away and may even...

September 1, 2020
Female Sitting on Boardwalk

Coronavirus: bereavement for everyone?

How did you react to the lockdown when it first happened?  As we know, it was a bad experience for many people.  But a...

August 1, 2020
Man with Beanie in Bubble

Covid, lockdown and unanswered questions

Can you put into words precisely and thoroughly what you’ve been through psychologically since Coronavirus struck and...

July 1, 2020
Testing Medicine

When testing positive is good

The restrictions placed on all of us through Covid-19 are affecting people in very different ways.  Some of the ways in...

June 1, 2020
Women Sanitising Hands

Time to press your reset button?

‘People are finding out what’s important and what isn’t’.  I hope they remember it when all this is over’. ...

May 1, 2020
Hooded Person Under Light

The most dangerous emotion? (Part three)

In parts one and two of this blog I talked about the highly destructive nature of envy, its origins and some of the...

April 1, 2020
Danger of Death Sign

The most dangerous emotion? (Part two)

In part one of this blog I made the point that envy is one of the most dangerous emotions because it wants to spoil or...

March 1, 2020
Snake with Head Up

The most dangerous emotion? (Part one)

What’s the most dangerous emotion of all?  Anger?  Lust?  Greed?  Those can all be dangerous under the right...

February 1, 2020