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    Finding an English-Speaking Counsellor in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide

    Finding an English-Speaking Counsellor in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide

    The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs

    The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs

    If you’ve got a medical problem, definitely go see a specialist. For a psychological problem, not so much.
    There’s Nothing Wrong With Your Brain:  Why Mental Illness Isn’t An Illness

    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.
    “It’s Not My Fault!”  Blame, Responsibility and Mental Health

    “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

    We're All Crazy: The Uses and Abuses of Psychiatric Diagnoses

    Mental illness is becoming more and more common. Or is it?
    Can’t I Take a Pill and Feel Better? Mental Health, Medication and Money

    Can’t I Take a Pill and Feel Better? Mental Health, Medication and Money

    We have enormous faith in medicine and science. But psychoactive drugs are less effective and less safe than we have been led to think.
    Psychoactive Drugs:  How Big Pharma and Psychiatry Have Misled Us

    Psychoactive Drugs: How Big Pharma and Psychiatry Have Misled Us

    Conventional wisdom is that the mental health industry can safely solve our anxiety, ADHD, depression and psychosis. The truth couldn’t be
    How The Science of Mental Health Fails Us: Psychiatrists, Drug Companies and Universities

    How The Science of Mental Health Fails Us: Psychiatrists, Drug Companies and Universities

    If a famous psychiatrist, particularly one from a famous university, says something about psychiatric drugs, our reflex is to believe. Watc
    Do Antidepressants Work?  Mental Health, Money and Medicine

    Do Antidepressants Work? Mental Health, Money and Medicine

    Nearly 13% of Americans took antidepressants in the past month. These chemicals definitely impact minds and bodies. But do they work bette
    What Do I Do With My ADHD Child?  Psychiatry, Counselling and the Medicalization of Emotional Proble

    What Do I Do With My ADHD Child? Psychiatry, Counselling and the Medicalization of Emotional Proble

    When a child is diagnosed with ADHD, the first solution many doctors propose is medication. It should be the last resort, not the first.

    Tim Hoffman 

    M.A. Mental Health Counselling

    Psychotherapy in Hong Kong

    hoffmancounselinghk@gmail.com

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