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Many people who have lived through difficult experiences notice a strange flatness inside themselves. They may feel disconnected, indifferent, or unable to access the emotions they know they “should” feel. This raises a common and important question: why trauma causes lack of emotion. The answer lies in how the brain and nervous system adapt to overwhelming threat, especially when that threat...

Ever notice how hard we work to avoid feeling anxious, self-critical, or uncertain — and somehow end up even more stuck? Many of us treat difficult thoughts and emotions as problems that must be solved or eliminated before we can get on with life. Yet the more we struggle against them, the tighter their grip becomes. Psychological flexibility is the ability to stay present with whatever shows...

In Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), anxiety is pictured as a dragon across a deep abyss, connected to you by a rope. You pull hard, hoping to control or defeat it through suppression, reasoning or constant effort. The dragon pulls back, leaving you exhausted and stuck. Consider Sarah, a capable professional who receives mild feedback on a presentation. Her mind spirals into stories of...

Anna Keyter describes attending a Terry Real seminar on Relational Life Therapy as transformative. Real, founder of the Relational Life Institute and author of bestsellers including Us, offers a practical approach that moves beyond individual pathology toward genuine relational health. It confronts both shame and grandiosity while building skills for authentic connection and “full-throttle...

Anna Keyter’s online practice offers specialised support for couples facing communication breakdowns, endless arguments, lost intimacy, or betrayals such as infidelity, alongside compassionate individual therapy. As a BPS-registered psychologist and psychotherapist, she combines evidence-based methods including the Gottman Method, Relational Life Therapy, Internal Family Systems, DBT and CBT...

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for trauma and PTSD. Developed to help survivors work through “stuck points” and unhelpful beliefs, Cognitive Processing Therapy focuses on changing the way trauma affects your thoughts about yourself, others, and the world. This structured 12-session approach has helped thousands of people recover from the...

ADHD burnout feels different. You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. Your brain is simply running on empty in a world designed for constant stimulation. After attending the Global Burnout Summit 2026, I learned that many people with ADHD end up relying on stress (cortisol and adrenaline) as fuel — what experts call toxic fuel. This creates a brutal cycle: procrastination → last-minute panic →...

Discover advanced motivational interviewing skills from a transformative 2-day training with co-founder Stephen Rollnick and experienced trainer Orla Adams. In this in-depth article, I share powerful insights from both days of the seminar, including nuanced reflection techniques (simple, amplified, double-sided, and affective), the effective use of “and” instead of “but” in ambivalence work,...

This article deals with online counselling for menopause burnout. Women can find it really difficult when perimenopause hits. Especially high-achieving women, who also focus on work, children and family life in general. Feel free to read on to learn more.

Many high-functioning women appear to have it all together — until they suddenly don’t. After attending the Global Burnout Summit 2026, I gained powerful insight into why so many capable, driven women experience burnout. They carry an enormous invisible load: demanding careers, childcare, emotional labour, household management, and often perimenopause on top of it all. Behind the competent...