Successful Relationships Hit Problems Too – It’s Not the End
Relationships are fraught with uncertainty and a good one can be elusive. What are the choices? Keep searching, or work with what you've got?
How to Develop Mental Clarity and Peace of Mind
Mental clarity helps you think things through clearly, and brings with it a list of unexpected other benefits.
A Solution Focused Practice Toolkit for Working with Young People
This solution-focused practice toolkit – developed by the NSPCC and available on their website – provides inspiration and activities for working with children and young people.
Conflict Management Training
By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding of building healthy relationships at work and the causes of conflict. Should a dispute arise, you can feel more confident in tackling it.
What is Personal Development and Why Make a Plan?
Personal development is about building self-understanding and the life skills which will best prepare you for whatever lies ahead.
Lockdown Survival Tips for Testing Times
Lockdown is a tough and testing time for us all, and how you approach it will decide how you experience it.
Stop Smoking With These 5 ‘Rules’
If you want to stop smoking, read this first. The same advice is good if you want to change another habit, anything where you worry you might relapse and return to your old ways. I'm using smoking for several reasons; it has serious consequences for health, many people struggle with quitting and fail, and because it is a great way to illustrate how, when you prepare mentally for the challenge, success is more likely. I also have personal experience as a former smoker, which is how I came to develop ...
Free Counselling Support During the Pandemic
I'm offering free counselling support during the pandemic. Email me and we'll set up a virtual Zoom meeting.
New Year Plans – Seven Points to Make Your New Year the Best
Each year at this time I think about what's going to be improved on, changed or abandoned in how I approach my life and my work (same thing, for me). How about you?
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