Counselling articles

Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

23 Aug 2016

If you are in search of a style of therapy in which there is a strong emphasis on the client-therapist relationship, then the psycho ...

Beat the bullying

12 Aug 2016

As parents, we want to protect our children from everything. Sometimes the urge to wrap our offspring in cotton wool is overwhelming ...

What is Hypnotherapy?

11 Aug 2016

Hypnosis is often associated with quirky hypnotists and magicians using a swinging watch to mystify their participants. It is n ...

What is EMDR?

19 Jul 2016

The therapeutic approach that we will focus on this week is a non-traditional method which is rising to prominence and has a track r ...

An interview with Stephen Watkins

19 Jul 2016

This month, we will be talking with MyMind counselling psychologist Stephen Watkins about CBT, the nature-nurture debate and the lit ...

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

15 Jul 2016

With an ever-expanding catalogue of therapeutic approaches to consider, it can often be troublesome to choose which type of therapy ...

Understanding Cognitive Analytical Therapy

08 Jul 2016

It’s not uncommon to feel overwhelmed when taking those first steps into therapy. There are so many different approaches out there a ...

Mental wellbeing at work

08 Apr 2016

As we promote physical health and wellness for Workplace Wellbeing Day 2016, we need to also remember how important positive mental ...

Beneath the helmet

03 Mar 2016

This week, MyMind Ambassador Brendan Doyle is writing from the Winter Olympics training centre in Lake Placid, NY. Brendan talk ...

An interview with Patrick Fitzgerald

15 Feb 2016

This month, we’ll be talking with psychotherapist Patrick Fitzgerald about mental health, rural isolation and the problems faci ...