A toxic relationship may not only cause psychological injuries but also be responsible for a range of physical symptoms and even disease. Those exposed to abuse in a relationship are more likely to have health…
Are you suffering signs of emotional abuse and not aware of it? Do you minimise how badly you’ve been treated and become hooked into feeling sorry for the abuser? You can be drawn to those…
Are you suffering signs of emotional abuse and not aware of it? Do you minimise how badly you’ve been treated and become hooked into feeling sorry for the abuser? When you’ve suffered abuse or abandonment…
In my counselling practice, I see many adult families who are struggling with a difficult parent, sibling or child and are using estrangement to manage their relationships. There may be good reasons to distance yourself…
Sometimes during couples counselling, the couple decide to separate. If the couple have children, they commonly ask the Couples Counsellor about ongoing counselling to help them separate well. This is called Post-Separation Counselling. It is different…
Does my child have ADHD? It might help to explain what ADHD stands for. ADHD stands for ‘Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder’. Some people experience the inattentive side of ADHD – they are the children who find it difficult to…
Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. How it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear them apart. Poor communication skills, disagreements, and misunderstandings can be a source of anger and distance or a springboard…
What is a Midlife Crisis Affair? The notion of a “mid-life crisis affair” is in the same category as “empty-nester syndrome.” Researchers believe that what passes for a mid-life crisis affair has more to do with individual states, traits, and experiences and…
Repair your relationship by re-building trust. Day by day, interaction by interaction. Devoting the time to get back in each other’s good graces. Gottman’s research tells us the quality and resilience of the Friendship System in a marriage provides…
Like a business or a garden or a vintage car, relationships need constant maintenance; frequent and consistent attending to. If you are not attending to your relationship by investing time and effort in it, you…
