With all then restrictions being lifted and lockdowns officially coming to an end there is a sense that life is returning to ‘normal’. But let us take a moment to really reflect on the time that has just passed and recognise that we are all in the grieving process.

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Taking the time to think about what you are looking from the process means you will get to most out of your experience, and this is particularly important if you can only afford a limited number of sessions. To help get you started we have come up with a suggested framework for the purpose of your counselling.

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We are currently facing a crisis of loneliness in our society. When the idea of including a blog on our website was first discussed I knew that this was a subject I had to write about and considering the year we've all had I think it is even more important to speak about it now.

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Regardless of how you feel about Valentine’s Day, it can offer us a time to reflect upon your relationships and to question if your romantic needs and desires are being met.

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It is surprising, given how much research data there is linking class and mental health, that this topic is not talked about more. So, I thought it timely to add my voice to highlight some of the ways that class and mental health intersect, as well as how this factored into our thinking when setting up LPG.

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There is a profound lack of clarity around the duration of long term counselling this is problematic especially since very few of us have unlimited resources. With this in mind, we propose a re-framing of the concept of long term counselling.

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When I think about chronic or invisible illness it's hard to convey in words to someone that doesn't experience it the anguish that your body does not feel like your own. You have no control. It doesn't care how much you want to go for a walk or go on that night out or simply wake up refreshed and ready for the day.

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To mark the celebration of LPG Counselling’s first birthday each of the founders reflect back on this last year together.

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Intersectionality is a concept that is growing in popularity, particularly at this time when there is an increased focus on the way different groups are marginalised by our society. In this blog I will try to give an outline of the meaning and history of this term.

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Ever wondered why bringing up the subject of privilege seems to be the quickest way to raise a person’s defences, or start an argument?

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Pain is exhausting. It seeps into every area of your life draining you of patience, energy, spontaneity and hope. Pain changes you. How can it not? Your perspective on the world and your relationship with your body cannot continue as it once did.

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The concept of the inner critic is used in a wide variety of counselling modalities as it is a concept that many of us will understand intuitively: the part of our internal dialogue which says things like “you did not do this well enough”

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One of the questions currently entering public awareness is whether or not to embark upon online counselling whilst we are all spending such a great deal of time at home.

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