Counselling – Nurturing Growth, Encouraging Rest

Book review: Is it Abuse?

Domestic abuse is a term which is hard to define. It incorporates domestic violence but it is not limited to domestic violence. It can include emotional abuse, economic abuse, sexual abuse, and/or spiritual abuse. It is a complicated issue – one which is hard for victims to talk about and one which is hard forContinue reading “Book review: Is it Abuse?”

5 weeks down…

In our house, we’ve been in lockdown for 5 weeks now. We’re still alive – and still talking to each other! I don’t know about you, but this is different from how I thought it would be. The word ‘unprecedented’ has been used ad nauseam but that’s what it is. There’s no road map forContinue reading “5 weeks down…”

Grief counselling

‘2014 was a difficult year for me. My only sibling, my younger sister, died in July and my wife died four months later. These sudden and unexpected deaths left me shattered with overwhelming sadness. We had been married for over 50 years and, at the age of 75, there was a huge hole in myContinue reading “Grief counselling”

We all need help – don’t we?

We all like to appear as if we ‘have everything together’. And most of us can pretend most of the time. Until something happens to burst the bubble. That happened to me when I had a broken engagement. It happened again when I had a miscarriage – you can read about it here. It happenedContinue reading “We all need help – don’t we?”

Counselling Corner

Suicide is a difficult topic to talk about – and unfortunately it’s been in the news a lot recently. Here are some facts: Suicide is the biggest killer of under 35s in the UK In the last 15 years in Northern Ireland, the suicide rate has increased by 100% Three-quarters are male In Northern Ireland,Continue reading “Counselling Corner”

Counselling Corner

Today we are looking at Depression. According to the World Health Organisation, depression is the leading cause of disability in the world today. It affects 2-5 per 100 people in the population. But 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 of us will suffer depression at some point in our lives. It’s not for nothingContinue reading “Counselling Corner”