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What Is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a distressing anxiety- related condition that leads the sufferer to act out obsessive compulsions and urges. It is recognised by the World Health Organisation as...

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Depressed and You Don’t Know It? The Tell-Tale Symptoms of Depression

Tank always on empty? It could be your low carb diet, or it could be depression. One in 10 people in the UK will experience depression at some point in their lifetime and not getting treatment can be...

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Gay And Lesbian Couples Counselling

Different types of relationships have different needs and it’s important to recognise this when delivering therapy.  Gay and lesbian relationships have some different challenges to those experienced by...

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Learn To Communicate

One of the most common issues that is brought into my therapy room by couples is the inability to communicate with each other.  It’s as if each partner is speaking a different language that is...

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Therapy For Men

As a male therapist working in Manchester and Stockport it will be no surprise to anyone that I work with many men.  To build up the courage to go to therapy is hard enough for most of us, but men have...

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Anxiety Uncovered – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment (plus some science)

Butterflies taken up residence in your stomach? Prolonged periods of anxiety can be damaging and debilitating – spot the signs. This week we’re looking at anxiety – a perfectly natural and important...

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Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Counselling

Having counselling is a personal and profound event in the lives of the people who undergo this journey.  What you want from your counsellor  is someone who understands where you’ve come from and can...

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Dealing With Jealousy

I have lot’s of experience with jealousy.  It’s the issue that brought me into therapy nearly twenty years ago.  I wrote a blog post  about jealously a couple of years ago (which you can read here) and...

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10 Ways To Control Your Anger

Anger is perfectly natural, as long as it’s not excessive Each week we look at one of the common psychotherapy issues, explaining how you can regain control your emotions and use them constructively....

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How Can Psychotherapy And Counselling Help You?

Many of us are inclined to quash our feelings down, to repress emotion rather than express it. Studies show that this can have a negative impact on your body — those who repress are more likely to have...

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Depressed and You Don’t Know It? The Tell-Tale Symptoms of Depression

Tank always on empty? It could be your low carb diet, or it could be depression. One in 10 people in the UK will experience depression at some point in their lifetime and not getting treatment can be...

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Gay And Lesbian Couples Counselling

Different types of relationships have different needs and it’s important to recognise this when delivering therapy.  Gay and lesbian relationships have some different challenges to those experienced by...

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Learn To Communicate

One of the most common issues that is brought into my therapy room by couples is the inability to communicate with each other.  It’s as if each partner is speaking a different language that is...

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Therapy For Men

As a male therapist working in Manchester and Stockport it will be no surprise to anyone that I work with many men.  To build up the courage to go to therapy is hard enough for most of us, but men have...

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Anxiety Uncovered – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment (plus some science)

Butterflies taken up residence in your stomach? Prolonged periods of anxiety can be damaging and debilitating – spot the signs. This week we’re looking at anxiety – a perfectly natural and important...

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Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Counselling

Having counselling is a personal and profound event in the lives of the people who undergo this journey.  What you want from your counsellor  is someone who understands where you’ve come from and can...

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Dealing With Jealousy

I have lot’s of experience with jealousy.  It’s the issue that brought me into therapy nearly twenty years ago.  I wrote a blog post  about jealously a couple of years ago (which you can read here) and...

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10 Ways To Control Your Anger

Anger is perfectly natural, as long as it’s not excessive Each week we look at one of the common psychotherapy issues, explaining how you can regain control your emotions and use them constructively....

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How Can Psychotherapy And Counselling Help You?

Many of us are inclined to quash our feelings down, to repress emotion rather than express it. Studies show that this can have a negative impact on your body — those who repress are more likely to have...

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Transgender and other gender identities

Written by Marianne Oakes Gender identity does not start and finish with female and male, boy and girl or even man and woman. No, gender is an expression of who we are as a person in our environment...

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