What I wish I’d known about living with an anxiety disorder

When Daisy Buchanan was diagnosed with anxiety in her 20s she finally had a name for what she was feeling, but not the tools to cope. Here’s how she has learned to live with it

What I’ve learned from 10 years of therapy – and why it’s time to stop

Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me

Don’t insist on being positive – allowing negative emotions has much to teach us

Leaning into difficult feelings can help you find the way forward, according to a refreshing new wave of books, says Jamie Waters

Julia Samuel: ‘The princes turned the dial by talking about grief’

In times of tragedy and despair, Julia Samuel is the person to whom the nation turns. A grief counsellor and pioneer of paediatric psychotherapy, she talks about the effects of the pandemic, her friendship with Princess Diana – and helping families to resolve their conflicts

A new start after 60: ‘I became a psychotherapist at 69 and found my calling’

Having worked as an architect and photographer, run a bookshop and brought up four children, Bryony Harris has always sought new challenges. But becoming a therapist, she says, felt like coming home

What the therapist heard: ‘What would you do if your client behaved like a dog?’

After 20 years in practice, a therapist reflects on the conversations he’s had, surprising lessons learned, and the power of silence to soothe the soul