Online counselling can seem daunting. Especially online video counselling. Even if you think it’s something you might want to try- because of your location or your love of tech or invasions of anxiety in-person or as an expat or your busy life- you may be held back by the worries: Won’t I be nervous ‘on… Continue Reading
What Does ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’ feel like?
Have you ever wondered if you or someone you love has Borderline Personality Disorder? This article explores what it really feels like from someone with lived experience. I’m wary of diagnosis. Not because it’s not useful to understand more about what’s going on with you when things really aren’t right, but because often diagnoses are:… Continue Reading
How to Find a Counsellor Part 1: Avoiding a bad therapeutic experience
Lights. Camera. Action… A generic sad person, usually under duress, is sitting in a waiting room [insert ‘soulless and stark’ or ‘overdone floral’ before the words ‘waiting room’]. Dr so-and-so Therapist opens the door to welcome the person into the room [insert ‘middle-aged man with glasses and monotone voice’ or ‘hippie woman with a fake… Continue Reading
