“Don’t be so sensitive!”

Many of us have been told that we are too sensitive.  It can be very hurtful because it is a judgment and an invalidation.  So it can feel very shaming.  So let’s take a closer look at what “sensitive” really means. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1980) defines...

What is Counselling?

Seeking counselling is often seen by others as a sign of weakness, as though it is an admission of failure.  That it just not true.  We all need support.  Healthy societies are based on mutual interdependence.   There is a deep human need in all of us to seek...