When the Harm Comes From Another Child: Understanding Sibling and Peer-to-Peer Sexual Abuse
Many people might be surprised to learn that intrafamily sexual abuse happens much more often in Reading than most would expect. The topic is so sensitive that few are willing to talk about it, but it is a reality in many homes here. What may be even more unexpected is that boys and young men […]
Pornography and Men: Escape, Shame and Emotional Disconnection
Pornography is one of the most common yet least openly discussed issues that appears in the counselling room. Current studies suggest that roughly 7% to 11% of men experience problematic or compulsive pornography use, with up to 6.5% meeting the clinical criteria for compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). Because pornography addiction is heavily underreported due […]
Life After a False Allegation: Trauma, Shame, and Recovery for Men: When the World Stops Believing You
At some point, if we have been fortunate enough to have experienced reasonably good-enough parenting, childhood is often a time of relative innocence, when the world feels safe, predictable, and largely benevolent. Yet there comes a moment in every mans life when we are, metaphorically speaking, abducted into Hades and forced to confront the darker […]
When Coming Home Feels Like Walking Into a Fight – How Therapy Helps a Man Break the Cycle
Let me give you a quick background story to a couple, who are pseudo and then I will use them as a way to explain how couples therapy might be useful to men in Reading. Craig, 51, and Denise, 49, describe their relationship as ‘stormy’. Denise complains that Craig is away a great deal on […]
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