From Where I Sit

Reflections on Happiness from a Professional Counsellor

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Relationships: Need or Desire?

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Pete came to counselling hoping to understand why the relationships he formed never lasted very long. He would meet someone he found attractive; embark on a relationship only to find that it would end after a few months. This had happened often enough for him to consider it a worrying pattern. He [...]

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When a Partner Suddenly Leaves

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Graham had been profoundly affected since his partner of nine months suddenly announced that the relationship was over and he was leaving. It had been two months now, and it wasn’t just that Graham missed his partner, he was suffering from the other effects that people suffer when a partner suddenly ‘jumps ship’ and [...]

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Dealing with the ‘ex’

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Jake had been having a hard time since the break-up. During their 18 months together, Jake had been quite happy and he’d assumed that Ben was too, so Ben’s announcement that he was leaving came as a huge shock. The couple separated and went their separate ways, and while things had been initially [...]

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