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Hoarding Intervention: Step 2, Planning

Hi, welcome to this blog post on hoarding. where we are focusing on staging an intervention, and to keep it simple, we will be breaking it down into 4 simple steps. We have previously discussed (in step 1) how as

The variety and versatility of Online Counselling

Hi, and welcome to this blog post on the advantages of online counselling. We are living in a day and age of high tech. It keeps changing and being “smarter” and more accessible and affordable to all of us. I

Hoarding Intervention: Step 1: Get yourself prepared

Hi, welcome to this blog post on hoarding. This post is dedicated to the relatives and friends of hoarders, which are usually the ones that are aware of the problem, sometimes a long time before the hoarder realises what they’re

Confidentiality in Online Counselling

Hi, and welcome to this post on online counselling where we’ll be talking about the delicate topic of confidentiality. I am passionate about offering alternatives to face to face counselling. I work privately with clients but also work with an

Hoarding as a coping mechanism

Hi, and welcome to this blog post on hoarding, where we’ll be looking at other mental health problems which were mentioned in a past post. Mental health issues aren’t straighforward to spot, and neither is it straightforward to pinpoint their

Anonymity

Welcome to this post on the online therapy series. On this post, we will continue with the advantages of online counselling, focusing on Anonymity. What are the benefits of people feeling anonymous when speaking – or typing – about the

Causes and Consequences of Hoarding

In this post of the hoarding mini-series, we will focus on the possible causes (and consequences) for hoarding and understanding that everybody is different and there could be many reasons as to why the person is hoarding. Different people will

Ditch Traditional Resolutions – Self-Care all the way

Hi, and welcome to this end-of-the-year post, but it won’t be the usual “make your resolutions now” kind of post. As you can see from the title, I am going to be challenging society yet again. I love doing that!

Hoarding and the importance of focusing on the individual

Hi, and welcome to this post on hoarding, where we’ll be talking about some causes of hoarding (and why focusing on the individual is important. As a counsellor, I am aware of the medical model, which focuses on making a

No Commute and Free Resources

Hi, and welcome to this week’s post about online counselling and the advantages this brings. Today we’ll be talking about a couple more advantages we can get from online counselling: saving on travel and additional resources that online therapists provide