Melinda

In the previous article we talked about understanding anxiety and panic attacks. Although you might never have or never will experience a panic attack or anxiety yourself it might happen to someone close to you. While having a panic attack a person can have difficulty breathing, they can start to hyperventilate and feel dizzy, they […]

Have you ever had that feeling that something is just not quite right? A feeling of unease? Or has your heart ever started racing for no reason, while you break out in a sweat? Or you started shaking? These can all be signs of anxiety. It might be just something mild like feeling uneasy about

2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. It often felt to me that it was just one thing after another, all of these things piling on top of each other and in front of me was this big mountain that I felt I couldn’t climb. It was covid-19, it was not being

The current world-wide pandemic has brought a lot of uncertainty for many of us. All the changes to how we live our daily lives cannot but have an impact on our mental health. More and more I see people suffering from “covid-depression” as well as anxiety. We shouldn’t be surprised really. Covid-19 has turned our

All of us grew up a connecting and bonding with people in a certain way. How these bonds were formed (or not formed), especially with our parents, can have a profound impact on how we connect with other people. The way we connect with others is referred to as an attachment style. The attachment styles

These are very strange times we find ourselves in.  It is unchartered territory.  With the announcement of the lockdown a lot of people lost their livelihood overnight.  Others still have an income but find themselves lost being stuck at home.  Others still need to face the dangers as essential workers and risk exposure on the

There is a definite need for the regulation of the counselling profession nationally to ensure that all counselors: practice within their scope of practice behave ethically in a counselling environment conform to minimum standards know when to refer clients understand psychological consequences for clients if counsellors are inadequately trained or overstep their scope of practice