Therapy is an unparalleled situation between two people of unequal power which can produce considerable anxiety for the client. Over the years, I have become aware of many things that make me nervous of which ...

A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. So when I emailed my therapist to wish her a wonderful holiday, it came out as “you’ve abandoned me, yet again.” It’s ...

The best part about therapy is that even after thirteen years, unlike your marriage, your relationship with your therapist will still be in the honeymoon stage. Therapy isn’t the real world. It’s a fantasyland where ...

Wild mood swings, emotional promiscuity, depression, mania, intense relationships characterized by extremes of idealization and devaluation, feelings of rejection or abandonment, identity or gender issues, impulsivity, irritability, emptiness, paranoia, dissociation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, great difficulty ...

We're pleased to welcome Sonia Neale to Therapy Unplugged. Sonia is planning to write about many mental health topics here, ranging from her experiences in therapy, with raising three teenagers, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and ...