Here is a quick reference guide prepared by Heartwork Services to take you through some common breathing techniques including Belly Breathing, the Humming Bee Breath (AKA the Brahamari), and the box breath. Why not breathe through the anxiety this festive period and for that matter throughout the year. Our Dundee Counsellor, Claire Robertson, has also published an article on the Counselling Directory concerned with anxiety around the festive period ..read more

The stigma around Mental Health & Counselling– "To Gather" the Overgate Dundee How old is the Stigma? The stigma around mental health and Counselling is certainly not a new development in society. The stigmatisation of mental health has a long history dating back around a millennium[1] with some dark chapters of history arising from it.[2] Why is there a stigma? The reasons for the stigma are complicated. There can be cultural factors which come into play. This tends to be in non-western societies where religious and supernatural explanations are used to explain and stigmatise the mentall ..read more

The surprising similarity and reflections on what is needed to move beyond infidelity. Much like coming for couples counselling, especially after infidelity, the COP26 conference is a step forward. This conference, involved sovereign nation states coming together with shared ideals with a view to walking the same path together. Just like Couples in Counselling, the hope of these nations is to achieve these lofty goals through the use of clear communication and well established boundaries. I was struck particularly by a subtle analogy. The various nation states at COP26 are recognising that to ..read more