There are many intriguing antithetical ideas in the work of Sigmund Freud and in his life too; here was a man who typified the...

The 31st of August, 1997 started as a sunny Sunday morning, glorious in fact, the summer not yet over. I had just made my way down to...

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...

'I was remembering my breakdown at boarding school, the experience of calling home in the middle of the night, 'please can I come home,...

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

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

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

As a psychotherapist, I am always interested in what home means to people; what it represents and how it was experienced. This archaic...

'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...

As a psychotherapist, I often come across people who struggle with connection; they want to experience love and to be loved, but for one...