We all need to relax! But how? There are so many suggestions and advice that the idea of relaxing can become stressful. What to do? Can you relax? Is it easy or difficult, or does it depend and vary [READ MORE]
Living in peace – we all want to, but how? Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains 7 steps to help you towards living in peace with yourself. [READ MORE]
Regrets – I have many. You probably too. Some I can live with more easily. Others keep me restless and breathless, with a lump in my throat and a racing heart. 1. Why are some regrets more difficult than others? And [READ MORE]
Self care is like gardening. Our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing needs looking after and regular maintenance, just like a garden, a window box or pot plant. How to? [READ MORE]
“You have got to pull yourself together”. That was a general comment I made in a conversation a little while ago. I was told, perhaps tongue in cheek, that this doesn’t sound like something a therapist would say. Really? I [READ MORE]
Summer depression is real. Depression can happen anytime, even in the spring and summer time. What to do? It is not uncommon to feel unusually down, anxious or depressed leading up to or during the spring and summer season. Why may we [READ MORE]
Depression is not a sign of weakness or failure. It is human, and under certain conditions can happen to us all. It can be mild or severe. It can change, come and go. We may feel afraid and ashamed. One event taught me how not to fear depression. [READ MORE]
CBT (or cognitive behavioural therapy) did not help me in a crisis. While it is a valid type of therapy and counselling, which at times I integrate into my own work as a therapist, it did not help me [READ MORE]
A crisis of purpose can happen when life does not go our way, and we realise it may never go our way. We may feel stuck with few or no options. But it does not have to be this way. [READ MORE]
What are emotional bubbles? Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains why some emotional bubbles are helpful and others less so. [READ MORE]
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