Category Archives: Therapy Notes

“How long is this thing going to take?” This is a question many of you ask when you first enter therapy. “How long is a piece of string?” is always the first answer that flashes through my mind. Not a … Continue reading →

Those of you who are parents will know that children can (and will) take you to the extremes of the emotional spectrum: you’ll feel overwhelming love, tenderness, and connection but probably also have moments of intense annoyance, anger, worry, disgust, … Continue reading →

This week I spend a couple of days attending a presentation on the effects of  early attachment on brain and nervous system development and how this may influence later interpersonal difficulties. Very interesting stuff. No doubt many of you will … Continue reading →

Research has shown that an awareness of the good things in your life has a significant positive effect on your emotional well-being. Hardly an earth-shattering finding since this is what most people would have predicted anyway based on what they … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in some blogs that I’ve been reading: they start out well discussing topics in psychology and psychiatry but then – usually after some time has lapsed – the authors seem to lose focus and start … Continue reading →

There is much debate in the field about whether antidepressant medications work. Some studies show that they work brilliantly (these are often conducted by the drug companies themselves) while others show they hardly work at all. The confusion is not … Continue reading →

I wrote a bit about “wanting” in my Christmas entry. The point was that many people believe (and keep on believing despite much evidence to the contrary) that everything will be fine and that they will feel happy/ content/ fulfilled/ … Continue reading →

I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. Failing that, I hope you just survived it all. We’re mid-January and by now you would’ve come to realise that the “New Year – New You” thing is probably not … Continue reading →

I spend a significant part of December helping people prepare for Christmas. No, I don’t mean I lend them a hand with boiling the pudding or sorting out the Christmas presents for the children but I help them prepare for … Continue reading →

So Christmas has come around again and I must admit that I love this time of year. I love everything that glitters, I love the lights, I love the food, I love the excuse to get together with as many … Continue reading →