Articles from Our Counsellors

The same word "love" in the English language is used for multiple different types of love. When people say I love you, but I am not in love with you, they mean I care deeply about you, but I no longer have a connection.

When I'm having a conversation with somebody, there is one significant thing that gets in the way if I'm not careful. So in a conversation, a problem can occur when I am interacting with somebody and putting across how I feel and what I think about the topic.

Broken trust in a relationship cannot be fixed by confining the problem to the past and moving on. There is no simple way to undo the damage. To commence the process of rebuilding trust the untrustworthy party must show they clearly understand what their partner has felt and experienced.

Two types of trust can exist in a relationship Firstly, there is conditional trust which says I trust you only when I’m having a good experience. Secondly, there is unconditional trust. This type of trust develops in a relationship over time.

The Third Horseman is DEFENSIVENESS Defensiveness is a self-protection mechanism which comes out in the form of moral outrage or evoking a sense of victimhood in an attempt to fend off a perceived attack.

There are three phases to time as we know it... There is the past, the present and the future. It takes effort not to focus back on the past, be in the present, and aim for the future.

When overwhelmed, it’s tough to see how we can change anything. Here are five tips for reducing overwhelm and increasing the amount you get done.

In a relationship facing difficulties, it is common that each partner believes that the other partner is largely responsible for the issues that they have.

"I love my partner, but I am not in love with them", is a common statement that relationship specialists hear during their work with couples. What exactly do we mean when we say this?

Often failure in life is blamed on a lack of willpower. There is, however, increasing evidence that what you "see” happening is what is holding you back.