The hope from counselling or therapy is to give you the space and time to talk about things that you are struggling with, or that are affecting you on a daily basis. Whether it’s something you’re anxious about, feeling depressed about, or something distressing that you’ve carried with you for a long time, therapy helps […]
When abuse happens
With the seemingly increasing numbers of people coming forward to disclose sexual abuse in their childhood, it seems timely to think about this further. It is not uncommon for survivors of abuse to see themselves as in some way ‘bad’ and ‘deserving’ of such atrocious acts: ‘I must have been so awful as a child […]