What is the Menopause and can Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) help?

This year, World Menopause Day is the 18th October. The aim of the day is to provide support to women who are going through menopause and to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available. My experience of the (peri)menopause thus far is that it’s an exhausting, lonely, scary and overwhelming place to … Read more

What Do I Do When Someone is Suicidal?

World Mental Health Day is on October 10th and this year, the theme is Suicide Prevention. EVERY 40 SECONDS, SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE TO SUICIDE. There are more deaths from suicide than from wars and murder together! Let’s just take a moment to let that sink in … Furthermore, for each suicide it is suggested … Read more

Finding a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and the importance of Accreditation

Over the last few years there has been an increasing demand for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). At the time of writing, the psychotherapy profession is unregulated. What this means, is that anyone can call him or herself a Cognitive Behavioural therapist and anyone can say that they provide CBT (whether they have had appropriate training … Read more