t was 4 am. Joan woke up as usual to check her phone. A chronic worrier, she was always on high alert, unable to relax for fear that something terrible might happen to someone in the family. This time she …

ne aspect of personal growth is re-reflecting on lessons learned and area’s of our lives where we had moments of clarity but got pulled back into our unique version of “normal”.

From expert to beginner, I think this is true …

you think I should be on anti-depressants?” a client recently asked.

I was a little taken back as we had worked for months and the therapy was focused on problems with the clients boyfriend. She had given no indication that …

e have become expects in self-sabotage, programmed to habitually over worry, over drink, over eat and over react to life’s problems.

A lot of my clients tell me about how, despite being physically tired, they regularly lie in bed unable …

question I get asked often is what is the difference between Co-Dependence, Interdependence and Independence.

From a social perspective and by virtue of the fact that we are part of the “system” (such as the need to pay bills and …

don’t know anyone who doesn’t have difficult people in their lives.

Now we all have our moments of humanity where stress takes over and we act in ways we regret later.

And then there are some who seem to thrive …

ur home environment is very much a school…it educates us on the type of lifestyle we should (could) lead, it advises us on the rights and wrongs of human interaction and it installs beliefs and idea’s to maintain the complex …

t amazes me how many intelligent (both emotionally and academically), focused and diligent people I cross paths with who completely devalue themselves.

Whether it is in business, in health, in relationships or any other facet of life, their worth is …

any of my clients have a deep fear of making mistakes, mostly due to past consequences which were very real and left an emotional bruise which they still carry today.

We ALL make mistakes and at times we ALL have …