I Tried Therapy Once And It Didn’t Work
The evidence is clear: Therapy works. But what do you do if you’ve seen a therapist and it didn’t help?
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Is Therapy Just Paid Friendship?
Some people avoid therapy because it feels like paying for friendship. But therapy is very different from friendship — paid or otherwise.
Witness to Pain: How Clients Impact Therapists
For most people, being with a deeply unhappy, anxious or angry person is exhausting after a while. How do therapists do this year after yea
There’s Nothing Wrong With Your Brain: Why Mental Illness Isn’t An Illness
We’re told a mental illness is just like a physical illness. It isn’t true, and it isn’t helpful either.
The Myths of Psychotherapy
The biggest Psychotherapy Conference in the world showcased what works — but also the myths that still drive the profession.
Changing Views, Changing Problems: How Re-Framing Makes Us Feel Better
Sometimes it feels there’s no solution to our problems. But we don’t have to solve those problems in order to feel better.
I’ve Never Cured Anybody: How Change Happens in Psychotherapy
Seeing a psychotherapist for the first time can be intimidating, especially if you don’t know what to expect or how it works.
“It’s Not My Fault!” Blame, Responsibility and Mental Health
We’re told that emotional problems aren’t our fault because our brain chemistry is simply out of whack. The first part of that message is h
We're All Crazy: The Uses and Abuses of Psychiatric Diagnoses
Mental illness is becoming more and more common. Or is it?
Finding an English-Speaking Counsellor in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide
If you’ve decided to seek counselling, you could just pick a name out of a Google search. But you’re about to entrust your problem, time, m
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