Journal & Articles
This journal is where I share my thoughts, reflections and ideas about mental health, relationships and everyday life. Drawing on my experience, counselling training and psychological thinking, I’ll explore the challenges we face, the patterns we develop and what helps us understand ourselves and others better.
Understanding Your Inner Critic
Why are we sometimes so hard on ourselves? Exploring where self-criticism comes from and how we can develop a kinder relationship with ourselves.
October 26
Am I Experiencing Burnout? When Coping Feels Exhausting
When being capable and dependable starts to take its toll. Exploring burnout, pressure and why slowing down can feel so difficult.
September 26
Growing Up in a World of Expectations: Young People's Mental Health
Growing up brings pressures around identity, friendships and expectations. Exploring the challenges young people face and the importance of feeling understood.
September 26
Neurodiversity: Understanding Yourself, Not Changing Who You Are
Exploring what it means to feel different, the experience of masking and how understanding neurodiversity can help us understand ourselves.
August 26
Why Can't I Stop Overthinking? Understanding Anxiety
Why does the mind sometimes struggle to switch off? Exploring anxiety, overthinking and our need for certainty.
August 26
What Are We Really Talking About Here? Why Little Arguments Become Big Feelings
Why do small domestic disagreements sometimes become bigger arguments? Exploring what Transactional Analysis can teach us about communication.
September 26
Something Feels Familiar Here: Attachment and Why Relationship Patterns Repeat
Why do familiar patterns repeat in relationships? Explore how attachment and earlier experiences shape the way we connect with others.
September 26
The Male Loneliness Epidemic: Why Connection Can Feel So Difficult
Why loneliness isn't always about being alone, how expectations of masculinity can affect connection and what might help us feel less isolated.
October 26
Why Do Men Find It So Hard to Ask for Help?
Why asking for help can be difficult for men, how we learn to cope and how counselling can help us understand ourselves better.
October 26
Grief can be felt for many reasons: Understanding Loss and Change
Grief isn't always about bereavement. Exploring how relationships, identity and life changes can bring feelings of loss, and how we begin to move forward. Copy
July 26
When Being Successful Doesn't Feel Like Enough
Why achieving success doesn't always bring fulfilment, and how understanding what drives us can help us find greater meaning and balance.
August 26
Understanding Your Inner World: How Internal Family Systems Can Help
Ever feel pulled in different directions? Explore how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help you understand your inner world and approach yourself with curiosity and compassion.
October 26
Warm and collaborative counselling which helps you to find your way forward.