Can Depression Explain the Deliberate Crashing of Germanwings’ Flight over the Alps?
We were all horrified by the news of the deliberate crash of the Germanwings aircraft over the Alps last week. It is hard...
30 March, 2015
Counselling Blog
Oh, I’m so depressed! Really? The Difference Between Being Somewhat Down and Being Clinically Depressed
Last week I met with a friend who told me about some challenges he'd been experiencing at work. At some point he told...
18 March, 2015
Why Can’t I Have What Everyone Else Does: How to Cope with the Heartbreak of Infertility
Yearning to have children is a universal phenomenon and, although not everyone experiences that yearning, most people do at some point in their...
11 March, 2015
Will our Love Last? What is Premarital Counselling and Who Needs it Anyway?
When couples get married they are usually very much in love and they plan to stay married forever. It is a sad fact,...
04 March, 2015
Tell Me Your Secret: What Happily Married Couples Say About Long-Lasting Love
I have recently travelled to Israel to visit my family. I stayed with my parents, who have been happily married for 57 years,...
24 February, 2015
When Panic Attacked: Why do People Have Panic Attacks and What to do About Them
Melissa was a 27 year old law student. She was in her third year of law school and had been very successful. She...
17 February, 2015
sometime When We Touch: The Fantastic Benefits of Romantic Touch
I would like to tell you the story of Laura and Paul (names have been changed). They have been married for 7 years...
11 February, 2015
Scared Stiff: How Having a Phobia Can Rob Your Life and What You Could Do About It
Andy was doing very well in his job as a financial advisor in one of the major banks in the city. He had...
03 February, 2015
Shattered dreams: Coping with pregnancy loss
Debbie was shocked and heartbroken when she realized she had lost the pregnancy. Her husband Ron and her had been trying to conceive for over a year, but were unsuccessful. When they saw the specialist it turned out that Debbie had not been ovulating regularly. After two months on meds, Debbie and Ron were delighted to find out they were pregnant! Debbie has always wanted to be a Mom. Growing up in a family with four siblings, she cherished her relationships with all of them. She was yearning to be a mother and, when she realized that Ron was also keen on having children, she was certain her dream would come true. Alas, at 9 weeks, when she had an ultrasound, they could not find the baby's heartbeat. Soon after, Debbie miscarried.
16 January, 2015