Articles from Our Counsellors

This difference in meaning leads to misunderstanding and at times conflict. This sort of conflict is something that we see often at StartPoint Counselling.

The very basic relationship that affects all others is our relationship to ourselves. Need help with loving yourself? StartPoint Counselling is here to help.

Communication either makes or breaks most relationships. Because opening up on an emotional level makes us vulnerable and carries a level of risk it is important to minimize communication problems. Here are 14 ways to do that...

Each of us has different life experiences. As we experience different things we explain why they happen to us by determining what experience means. People react differently to the same situation because they have a different understanding of what that situation means to them.

Failure is disappointing. Repeated failure is soul-destroying. When we say we have failed, what we mean is we have not achieved a goal that we decided on. The goals that we fail to achieve, could actually be the goals of someone else and not our own at all.

Core relationship needs are needs in a relationship, which are not negotiable. It is essential to know what they are because unfulfilled needs can become deal-breakers. If your partner cannot fulfil these core relationship needs, then it is likely that your relationship won't last or at the very best will be a shadow of what it could be.