The twinkling lights are up, the smell of mulled wine is in the air, and suddenly your calendar is looking as stuffed as a Christmas turkey. If you’re someone who finds it hard to say “no,” –and that’s a very common thing – the season can quickly become a source of overwhelming stress, guilt, and…
The end of the summer holidays often carries a cocktail of emotions for parents and children alike, because it means some big changes. Your little one may be about to don their first school uniform; your tween is could be heading into the big world of secondary school; or your teen is packing their bags…
Our relationships determine our quality of life and how healthy they are is directly linked to how healthy we are, both physically and mentally. A healthy relationship shouldn’t be hard work, but it will need some work if we are going to get the most out of it. So, in this blog post I am…
Techniques to help you to cope When a relationship ends it can be devastating, especially if you did not anticipate or want the ending. You can find yourself completely overwhelmed by feelings of rejection, anger, anxiety, loneliness and hopelessness about the future. Coping with the end of an important relationship is a process that we…
How to Deal with Relationship Problems Relationship problems are a part of a normal healthy relationship. It is not having relationship problems that distinguishes relationships that work from those that don’t but how the problems are dealt with. The Clinical Psychologists and Counselling Psychologists at The Harley Psychology & Therapy Group have not only helped…
Dear Dr Gray, I try so hard to get people to like me, I am always bending over backwards to help people, trying to do things for them, I even try to anticipate want people want so that they don’t even have to ask for it. Despite all this I don’t really have any friends…
Dear Dr Gray , I think my husband and I need marriage counselling but I think if I suggest it he will just say no. I have had therapy (CBT I think) in the past for depression and found it really useful but he thinks that we shouldn’t talk to strangers about our problems. Annabel (Marylebone)…
Let us first answer the most important question ‘Does Couples Counselling Work’? The short answer to this is yes. What is important though is that the couples involved must be prepared to make it work for them and show commitment to change. So how does it work, what are the main points to consider? 1/…
Relationship problems are often similar whatever type of relationship you are in. Here are some pearls to help you make it work over the longer term: 1. Communication Talking about it is the only way to work something out. Human beings are fundamentally inward focused and more importantly are not mind readers, if you don’t…
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