When we talk about psychological trauma we are referring to an event, or repeated events, that overwhelm a person’s coping system causing feelings of intense fear, helplessness and/or horror. A person’s coping system is very personal and this is why two people can witness the same event, for example a car accident, and both walk […]

It is natural and normal for all of us to experience times of feeling down or low, and periods of worry or nervousness. However, for many people the downs and the worries, often referred to as depression and anxiety, get in the way of things that are important to them.  Depression and anxiety are two […]

Part of being human means that we experience feelings of nervousness and worry in response to important events and stressful situations.  However, those anxieties can leave us feeling vulnerable and distressed; and when these worries repeat themselves, get worse, and start to create patterns of fear, discomfort and chronic avoidance – it’s time to get […]