Should you Google “They want us to be ill (or sick)” you will get almost 200 million hits/results. Thus I am not alone in thinking that doctors are not looking after our best interests. Based on “Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine” (every doctor and surgery have one) on page 236 (22nd Edition) the authors instruct: […]

If you suffer with Gout, you know what it is and are looking for solutions. It is a fact that high uric acid levels in your blood have been accumulating for many years. It is certainly not what you hate last night that is giving you problems now. It is also true that not everyone […]

A heading from the book “The Great Cholesterol Myth” by Dr. Stephen Sinatra and Dr. Jonny Bowden caught my attention – “Dying with corrected cholesterol is not a successful outcome” [2012, page 97]; more about this later. Cholesterol was first identified in solid form in gallstones in 1784 and it has since exerted an almost […]

It actually takes a team of editors and photographers to agree on the format and layout of every single front page. There are often hundreds of magazines on the newsagent’s shelves and there are always one or two that attract your attention more than others. It might be that certain magazines appeal to your personal […]

It is simply impossible so we need to learn to live with them. Steve Peters, in his book “The Chimp Paradox” points to the fact that we belong to “troops” (groups, clans) and that: “we reject people who are dissimilar to us”. Some people are very opinionated. Mark Goulston calls them know-it-all and says: “Know-it-alls […]

As a therapist I have an advantage in the therapy office. I have read a stack of books and spent thousands of hours learning from different “styles” and what to do in session. Clients may also be sceptical and have to learn as they go, costing them valuable time and money. Here are a few pointers […]

I find that people come to therapy with many different expectations.  The therapeutic relationship is an alliance. I have the important role of being a facilitator, advocate, coach, challenger, questioner and/or interpreter.  You are the only one who can make changes happen and give birth to new beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. Researchers in psychology have […]

Following my article on “How to choose a private therapist” – I recognise that there can be anxiety on the part of the patient when meeting a therapist for the first time. Expectations! Fears! In reality, there shouldn’t be any. In general, assuming that you have followed my recommendations, you have now decided which therapist […]

Going for therapy is not like going to the doctor. When you fall ill you feel you have no alternative but to visit your GP. Your aim is to feel better and often a prescription does the trick. [A placebo can sometimes improve a patient’s condition simply because the person has the expectation that what […]

My aim is to use all possible available resources, so that clients find their well-being and emotional balance in the shortest possible amount of time.   For those of you that have attended Counselling or similar therapy, I would like to offer you an insert from a Richard Bandler speech taken from one of his […]