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Having passed the halfway point of the year, you could be forgiven in thinking ‘I’ve had enough’. We should be looking forward to a summer of sport on the TV, holidays abroad [...]

We often get asked how we came to call our business Active Listening Therapies? Active listening is one of the primary skills required to be a counsellor; it’s more than just sitting and [...]

It’s National Carers Week. Caring for a relative can be thankless job; people find themselves thrust into this role unexpectedly and without any relevant experience or qualifications. Many [...]

This week is mental health awareness week. The initiative is supported by a number of leading mental health charities including The Mental Health Foundation, Mind and Heads Together. Whilst it [...]

We are now well into our second month of lock-down and following the Prime Minister’s address on the 10th of May restriction are being lifted. This caused a lot more debate as to whether [...]

A lot has changed over the past four weeks – and by enlarge, I have adjusted to new routines, however, my sleep pattern is far from being satisfactory. No longer needing to get up, my wake [...]

Week two of the lock down; life is very different to how it was a month ago. For anyone struggling with their mental health, the thought of not being able function normally can be disturbing. [...]

It is fair to say that the state of the country – and indeed the world – is changing every day. The onset of sanctions, quarantines and a constant bombardment of rolling news is [...]

Employee sickness is a huge concern for managers and company owners. Poorly staff will have an obvious impact on productivity and ultimately this will dent company finances – not only do [...]

With Christmas and New Year festivities firmly behind us, a new year and a new decade is well under-way. This is the first week that Active Listening Therapies has operated in two locations, with [...]