Living your best life by Nicola Vincent, Counsellor and Therapist Counsellors and psychotherapists generally don’t recommend books to clients, yet I sometimes find myself mentioning Bronnie Ware’s book “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying” in the counselling room. The book reveals the most common regrets that people have as they … Read More
What if nobody ‘like’s me? By Nicola Vincent, Counsellor and Therapist New Research illustrates the real impact social media can have on our mental and emotional wellbeing – and it’s not just our children, adults are just as affected as our digitally obsessed teenagers. Many of us won’t be surprised to read that social media can … Read More
I was recently asked to provide some tips for coping with anxiety by journalist Violet Fenn for an article she was writing for Metro. Violet suffers from chronic anxiety disorder and in the article she reflects on her reaction to current events and the effect they’ve had on her mental health. Violet also talks about … Read More
Living with someone who is depressed can be really tough. You may feel confused, feel as if you can’t say anything right. You want to help but you don’t know what to do. You may even have got to the stage where you’re thinking there’s no point in carrying on and that you should leave. … Read More
People usually look for a therapist when part of their life has hit a crisis point. That usually means that the main thing on their mind is getting a quick solution to their problems and feeling ok again as fast as possible. This a large element of what therapy provides but it can go beyond … Read More
So What Do I do Now? Nothing stays the same…. Ever. One of the two certainties in life. We get older, our goals and ambitions alter, we face divorces, bereavements and loss, retirement, our environments change, our careers move on or stop, and our children leave home. So what happens when the world tips on … Read More
