They’re often compassionate good listeners who focus on their clients’ needs – so is it any wonder many patients find themselves with a crush? A writer, who is in exactly this position, talks to people on both...
Read MoreMany people are now opting for minimal contact with their parents and other relatives. But while this can provide time to think, it is fraught with emotional complexitiesWhen her mum called her, stress would ring through...
Read MoreI sat there in my pyjamas, headset against my ear, and knew I was not doing the right thingI’m not psychic. During the six months I spent working as a telephone psychic, my only supernatural gift was the ability to sound...
Read MoreHow would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequencesTiina...
Read MoreWith a rise in people opting for non-monogamy, experts suggest the idea of the traditional couple is radically changing“We had an arrangement, be discreet and don’t be blatant. There had to be payment, it had to be...
Read MoreThe faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of...
Read MoreWe are used to skimming the surface of our emotions, distracting ourselves with endless doing. To discover what we really need, we must move beyond the shallowsEver since I discovered the mating dynamics of the deep-sea...
Read MoreIn therapy, time apart is key to making the relationship work. The same applies to all the other people in our livesYou need a break. It is very important, from time to time, to take a break from your partner, from your work,...
Read MoreMPs with experience in mental health say lack of statutory regulation leaves people vulnerable to harm‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiencesMPs with experience in...
Read MoreExclusive: Lack of formal oversight means anyone can set up in practice and continue to work after misconduct cases, campaigners say‘I was completely vulnerable’: woman tells of alleged abuse by...
Read MoreJoseph Rowntree Foundation points to ‘critical shift in expectations’ and says the public now budget for many routine servicesMost people in the UK now believe they will have to spend their own money on private...
Read More
David Weaver says proposed jury reforms and slow progress
Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to
Minister announces action plan to boost social cohesion that
Pro-independence party formed by Alex Salmond in 2021 had
Starmer has allowed the US to use British bases
Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears
Leaders discuss military cooperation day after Trump hit out
Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters,
Most residents of Canadian province wanted change for years
As the Iran disaster escalates, Starmer should treat the