Blog | Counselling in St Albans and Harpenden

Feb 7

Feeling trapped by your to-do list? How therapy can help avoid a burnout.

Have you forgotten what it feels like to not be tired? Do you not enjoy daily ordinary activities as much as you used to? Is it difficult...

Christina Therapy

Jul 12, 2023

Interview with Christina

This interview appeared at We Are St. Albans website. If you wish, you can view it here. HI CHRISTINA. WE LOVE HAVING YOU AS A MEMBER OF...

The time when I ran a marathon and what I learnt along the journey

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Sep 29, 2022

The time when I ran a marathon and what I learnt along the journey

Why did you run a marathon I hear you ask! I wanted to do something that was beyond my capabilities and push me out of my comfort zone....

What is the difference between coaching and counselling?

Christina Therapy

May 11, 2022

What is the difference between coaching and counselling?

How do I know which one to choose? Of course, this is not a straightforward question to answer and yet the most commonly question asked!...

Social media and parenting - a match made in heaven or hell?

Christina Therapy

Mar 10, 2022

Social media and parenting - a match made in heaven or hell?

Is social media a blessing or a curse when it comes to parenting? Have you ever found yourself looking towards social media to seek...

How do we deal with grief in a world that does not understand

Christina Therapy

Mar 2, 2022

How do we deal with grief in a world that does not understand

How to deal with grief in a world that does not understand and how to show compassion to yourself.

How journaling and self-compassion can help to heal physical pain

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Feb 17, 2022

How journaling and self-compassion can help to heal physical pain

Learn how unfelt feelings can manifest in physical pain and why journaling could help you to feel better.

6 ways to manage negative feelings and emotions

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Jan 21, 2022

6 ways to manage negative feelings and emotions

Learning how to work through negative feelings in a healthy way is important. Here are six different ways you could do that.

The reason you're addicted to social media, and how to stop

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Dec 14, 2021

The reason you're addicted to social media, and how to stop

Understand the role instant gratification plays in keeping us addicted to social media.

The unlived life of the parent and its impact on the child.

Christina Therapy

Nov 18, 2021

The unlived life of the parent and its impact on the child.

How do things in our subconscious minds affect our children? And what can we do to help?

What is psychodynamic therapy and how could it help you?

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Oct 26, 2021

What is psychodynamic therapy and how could it help you?

In this article, learn all about what psychodynamic therapy is, how it can help, and who it is suitable for.

Christina Therapy

Jul 25, 2021

Boundaries or barriers?

Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries. Everyone keeps talking about boundaries and it seems to be a bit of a buzz word. But what are they?...

Christina Therapy

Oct 1, 2020

Hitting the 6-month wall

It’s taken me a while to write this because I’m feeling the impact of the last 6 months and some days my mind is completely full, feeling...

Christina Therapy

Aug 5, 2020

How to choose a therapist

So, you know you want counselling but you don’t know where to start. Well, finding the right therapist is a bit like choosing a new pair...

What if you spoke to your friends, the way you speak to yourself?

Christina Therapy

Jul 21, 2020

What if you spoke to your friends, the way you speak to yourself?

You know how to be a friend to others but how about being a friend to yourself? If a friend is sad, you don’t tell them to get a grip and...

Christina Therapy

Jul 15, 2020

Why do we marry the "wrong" person?

Do you ever wonder whether you are married to the right person? Or feel as though there is no hope in your love life? Do you ever find...

Christina Therapy

Jun 20, 2020

Is lockdown a traumatic event?

I’d say yes. It certainly feels like it. Trauma is a stressful, distressing, and frightening event that can have a long-lasting effect on...

10 tips to consider when you are choosing a therapist

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Feb 23, 2020

10 tips to consider when you are choosing a therapist

Do you find yourself thinking about seeking counselling but don’t know where to start? The struggle to finding a therapist that is right...

Christina Therapy

Feb 15, 2020

Fear of breaking up?

Why do we stay in relationships that are not good for us? Have you ever been in a relationship that does not feel good for you? Have you...

Christina Therapy

Jan 2, 2020

Men's mental wellbeing - the paradox

Men are three times more likely to commit suicide compared to women and yet they have greater difficulty in talking about their feelings...