My mental health articles

I regularly post articles online about therapy, wellbeing and mental health. I hope you may find one of them relevant to yourself.

The breathing technique to help you through life's challenges

Four ways the resonance breath technique can support your mental health. Available on Happiful (also appeared in print edition of Magazine).

Separating our self-worth from work helps our health & career

An article I contributed to for Yahoo Finance, on why it’s important to realise when you depend on your work to feel good about yourself. Available on Yahoo.

From ghosting to caspering: the psychology of why it matters

Why we avoid ending relationships, choosing to drift away or disappear completely. And why it’s important we take greater responsibility. Available on Medium.

How i learnt to let go – creating the conditions for letting things be

With the unwelcome ending of a relationship we’re set on a course of learning to let go. Available on Elephant Journal.

If not now, when - stepping out from the waiting room of our lives

A wandering meditation on being with the flow of understanding, accepting and exploring our lives, as we encounter the inner resistance that holds us back. Available on Counselling Directory.

Virtual reality: the future of therapy?

2016 will be the year virtual reality gets fun, and serious. It has huge therapeutic potential; by allowing us to experience a virtual world as something real. Through this we can develop self-compassion, face our fears, and build our empathy. But there is a darker side too. Available on Welldoing.

Everything you ever wanted to know about sex therapists

An article, in which I was quoted, about therapist’s experiences of discussing sex with their male clients. Available on Coach.

I just want to be me - a guide to finding your true self

Therapy often involves a search for who you really are, and how you want to live your life. The path to this answer can be challenging and the reward potentially liberating. Available on Counselling Directory.