How a handbag can hurt: gay jokes and their disastrous consequences

Picture the scene: At a recent concert, one member of our group, a man in his 60’s, was trying to find his seat in the row in front of us as he clutched a small bag. The bag had been given to everyone by the organiser of the concert as a free promotional gift. One of the men in our group commented in a funny voice “Lovely handbag!“ Upon hearing this, the slightly older man wordlessly smiled and pranced for a second in an effeminate way.

Self-Help for Dealing with Depression

Our psychotherapeutic practice specializes in the treatment of depression. It’s our aim to help our clients feel empowered and independent and to promote their ability to take good care of themselves. That’s why we emphasise possibilities for self-help. Here in this article we have put together five measures that you can put in place alone to help enhance your well-being.

How to man up to your emotions

The client, Mr. K., reports that it no longer affects him emotionally that his parents did not visit him and his wife after the birth of their daughter. Because he decided to make it a priority to deal with the very difficult relationship with his parents,