by Gareth Taylor | May 3, 2026 | Blog
There are two kinds of life events that bring people to therapy. The loud kind: a bereavement, a separation, a redundancy, a diagnosis. Something specific has happened, and the ground has shifted in a way that’s hard to absorb on your own. And the quieter kind:...
by Gareth Taylor | May 3, 2026 | Blog
A lot of people come to therapy because of something in a relationship. A breakup. A difficult marriage. A friendship that has shifted. A family pattern they can’t seem to step out of. They come thinking they want to talk about the other person, and they often...
by Gareth Taylor | Apr 25, 2026 | Blog
When people get in touch, one of the most common questions they ask is this: should I come to you for EMDR or for counselling? It’s a fair question. The honest answer is that it’s up to you. I offer both. Which one we use — or whether we use a combination...
by Gareth Taylor | Apr 25, 2026 | Blog
Most treatments for depression focus on what’s happening now. Medication targets brain chemistry. CBT targets negative thinking patterns. Behavioural activation targets withdrawal and low energy. All of these can help — genuinely. But for a lot of people,...
by Gareth Taylor | Apr 25, 2026 | Blog
Grief is supposed to move. Not quickly. Not neatly. Not in a straight line. But over time, most people find a way to carry their loss — to hold it alongside everything else in their lives and gradually, painfully, begin to adapt to a world in which the person they...
