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Why did they have an affair?

Why did they have an affair?

by The Spark Counselling | Aug 4, 2016 | case study, counselling resources, couples, mental health, relationships

When an affair brings a couple to counselling, a common early indicator of problems is when one partner has taken intimate, emotional issues outside the relationship. Even if the emotional connection does not progress to sexual intimacy, severe damage can already have...
Volunteer Week – from tea-time to the boardroom

Volunteer Week – from tea-time to the boardroom

by The Spark Counselling | Jun 3, 2016 | Guest Blogger, mental health, relationships, volunteer stories

For Volunteers Week 2016, we have invited the team at The Spark Counselling to give us an insight into their volunteering. Jane Ankori (follow Jane on twitter) talks about her journey from interested newbie volunteer to becoming a member of the Board of Directors at...

My Dad and Me – father figure

by The Spark Counselling | Apr 15, 2016 | anecdote, Children and Young People, relationships

When I started secondary school I met the person destined to be my best friend. The first time I came to her house we sat at a small table in a small niche in the tiny living room. Her seven brothers and sisters lounged around reading, watching TV or playing with the...

Early mental health and adulthood

by The Spark Counselling | Jul 27, 2016 | Children and Young People, counselling resources, couples and individuals, mental health, relationships, Society

If you are interested in ‘what makes people tick’ you cannot help but have noticed the mass of TV programmes focused on the development of humans from childhood to adulthood. From The Secret Lives of 4 Year Olds to Bringing up Baby they examine how early mental health...

Permission granted: sex outside marriage

by The Spark Counselling | May 27, 2016 | couples, relationships, Society

It proved to be an explosive and controversial statement. Loose Women presenter Saira Khan confessed on air to telling her husband she is not interested in sex and that he should go to someone else for it. On social media the idea of sex outside marriage appeared to...

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