7 Tips to Help You Deal with Shame
At some point in life, all of us experience the uncomfortable feeling of shame. Shame is often unspoken…
The 5 Love Languages and how they can affect your relationship
First of all, you might be thinking ‘what is a love language?’ The 5 love languages date back…
Understanding Self-Esteem and the Benefits of Gestalt Psychotherapy
The term “self-esteem” refers to a person’s attitude towards oneself and one’s overall sense of self-worth or personal…
5 Skills to improve your Emotional Intelligence
Many argue that emotional intelligence, also called Emotional Quotient (EQ), is of more importance than one’s intelligence (IQ)…
Understanding personality traits |Part 2
We all have our own individual style of relating to ourselves and others. However, our lives constantly challenge…
Social Anxiety and Gestalt Therapy
Being concerned with what people think of us is a universal human experience (with a few exceptions), be…
Jealousy meets Therapy
Jealousy, like all other emotions, has a variety of flavours and degrees. It is often experienced as a…
What is emotional hygiene and how can we maintain it?
Emotional hygiene refers to maintaining strong and healthy mental health. Oftentimes, this is a part of our health…
5 Tips on how to manage stress
People experience stress on a daily basis. We all suffer from it in a different way; What might…
3 Ways Trees Improve our Mental Wellbeing
At a young age, we all learn that trees undergo a process called ‘photosynthesis’ which is largely responsible…
6 Ways to Restore your Motivation during a Pandemic
COVID-19 turned our world upside down. We were brought into lockdown and had to stay constantly put in…
Exploring Your Phobias | A Gestalt Therapy Perspective
Fear & Phobias Since fear is unpleasant, it motivates us to avoid environmental threats, injuries, or undesirable feelings…