Experiencing emotions and feelings is part of being human. Feeling happy, joyful, excited, sad, angry, anxious or stressed is very normal and in fact, necessary for survival.

Emotions come from the subcortical regions of the brain and cause physical reactions in the body. Our feelings are sparked by emotions and are coloured by personal experiences, beliefs, memories, and thoughts linked to that particular emotion.

When we are faced with challenges in our lives, it can feel very difficult to steer ourselves away from negative emotions and feelings, which can lead to suffering, as our attention and reasoning, thoughts and actions are all led by how we feel, rather than our rational thinking and reasoning leading the way.

Therapy can help you to understand how your life experiences have led to you to feel, think and behave the way you do and help you to develop healthier ways to respond to your emotions and feelings so that you feel much more able to cope with life’s challenges.