It's four years ago this month that we took the huge decision to relocate from Manchester to the North East and to set up our private...

If you're not feeling as excited by the prospect of lockdown ending as you think you should be, then you're not alone. There’s a tendency...

It’s incredible to think that we’ve been working with clients remotely for a whole year. In fact counselling via video or telephone has...

This is a windswept Michaela, returning from a recent Walk and Talk session with one of her counselling clients. We’ve been offering Walk...

Winter can be a difficult time of year for some people and this year it is being made all the more challenging by the lockdown and the...

Gavin was suffering from intense feelings of anxiety about Covid 19 when he first started counselling sessions with Michaela at the...

The importance of relationships with family and friends is perhaps being overlooked at the moment in the rush to get people back to work...

The extent to which you are feeling happy with life under lockdown will partly be determined by whether you are an introvert or an...

If you’d like to explore some practical tips for dealing with anxiety, try the NHS Every Mind Matters website. It provides step by step...

Yale University’s popular Science of Wellbeing Course is among a whole range of personal development courses the university is currently...

If you are feeling overwhelmed by the constant barrage of bad news in the media then take a break by paying a visit to the Something...

For anyone interested in online learning during lockdown, there is currently an abundance of free courses on offer dealing with...

In this five minute video Bessel Van Der Kolk, world renowned authority on trauma and author of The Body Keeps the Score, talks about how...

Drawing on expert opinion in the fields of anxiety and trauma, cultural commentator David Brooks writes about the importance attunement...

In her phone and online work with people who are anxious about coronavirus, Michaela’s clients say they have found this resource useful...

Dealing with coronavirus and its social restrictions is not only about protecting your physical health but also your mental health. Here...

So that we can continue to work with clients during the Coronavirus outbreak we are offering sessions via phone or videolink. We are...