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In the Chair: Trying to fix wrong relationships

"It suddenly dawned on me that the argument I was having with my daughter was almost identical to the arguments I have with my mother.” Read

In the Chair: 'My mother is a bully'

“I realize my mother is a bully,” says a woman I’ll call Carol. “There was a talk about bullying at my daughter’s school, and it dawned on me that the behaviour the teacher was describing referred very clearly to my mother.”Read

In the Chair: Spotting early signs of stress

Picking up on signs of stress at an early stage can be very important.Read

In the Chair: Over possessiveness spoils relationship

"She says I'm becoming too possessive" says a 35 year old man I will call Lewis who is worrying his relationship will fall apart. Read

In the Chair: When life turns dark

'And then all the lights went out' says Sarah. 'The power cut in Amersham last week really made us sit up.' Her husband was made redundant from the City last November. Read

In the Chair: The Trouble With Christmas

"The trouble with Christmas" says Rachel "is that we are all supposed to get on, and we don't! I don't see my younger sister for months at a time. My mother's always stressed and worried about my Dad and whether there'll be an argument. But because it's Christmas there's the expectation that we can all get together and have a great time." Read

Toby Ingham In the Chair

Private psychotherapist and counsellor Toby Ingham is based in Beaconsfield and has been working in private practice for five years.Read

Toby Ingham In the Chair: Put away the credit card and face harsh reality

A 56 year old teacher I'll call Paul, has a strong sense of de vu about the current downturn in the economy. Paul was made redundant from the city in the 1987 crash. He says his redundancy came as a real shock to him. "One minute I was just flying, trading, there was loads of money about, and then all of a sudden - nothing. All the news now about the banks really brings it back to me".Read