Everyone has a few questions as they start psychotherapy or counselling. Here are just a few of them: IS IT CONFIDENTIAL? As an accredite...

A plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G for a photoshoot just days before his murder, is up for sale at Sotheby’s in New York on Sept...

Saturday the 28th November 1981 dawned chilly and overcast; a low, damp fog hung over Catalina Island, 85km off the southern coast of Cal...

One of my earliest memories is of being photographed as a 2-year-old. It was a blustery day and I am standing in a neighbour’s garden, we...

On Radio 2 this week, the Rev Kate Bottley was talking about how the coronavirus pandemic has brought her closer to her mother and father...

There are many intriguing paradoxes about Sigmund Freud; on one hand he upheld the patriarchal values of his time; yet he deeply believed...

The 31st of August, 1997. It was a sunny Sunday morning, glorious in fact, the summer not yet over. I had just stumbled down to breakfast...

For some, it is David Bowie, for others Freddie Mercury, but for me, it has to be George Michael. As a teenager, I watched him from afar,...

As a teenager, desperate for anything that would help me make sense of who I was, I would spend hours hanging out in Waterstones pouring ...

Last night on First Dates there was a young man, from what he described as a ‘posh’ background, who was looking for love. In the pre-date...

“My nature demands that my life should be perpetual love.” - Benjamin Disraeli Throughout history, there have been many great love affair...

Therapy can be an awkward process. The idea is that two people who do not know each other come together in an unfamiliar environment. Inn...

The old adage goes that an unhappy business partnership is like an unhappy marriage but with one exception, it is cheaper to get a divorc...

When I set out to write a blog, I decided to call it ‘Ithaca’ and there is a story behind that. I have always loved Homer's epic poem The...

'As anyone knows who's been through heartbreak - you need to find your way back to your self' - Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City A br...

'We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end' - Benjamin Disraeli In my practice, I often come across pe...