The Awareness Centre (also known as TAC) was founded in 2005 by Michaela McCarthy (Managing Director of TAC and qualified Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist, Clinical Supervisor and Organisational Consultant), with a single aim, “to combine and integrate the principals of conventional and complementary medicine and clinical therapeutic practice”.
Our holistic approach supports an individual’s medical, physical, psychological, emotional, social, nutritional and spiritual needs and well being, all of which play an important part in maintaining good health.
Generally speaking, all of life is about attraction. We tend to move towards things that attract us and away from things we find unattractive. People also expect attraction to be a constant and never to fluctuate. Therefore, it is not surprising that a lot of people question their relationships when they enter therapy. In this [...]
Earlier this year, Essex University’s Centre for the Study of Integrity released research that showed people in Britain are more dishonest than they were a decade ago. The Centre repeated a study first done in 2000 as part of a ‘large-scale study of citizenship’ and found that Britons in 2012 are more likely to tolerate [...]
The relationship between a mother and child isn’t always an easy one. During pregnancy and early childhood, it’s the closest relationship possible. But as a child grows, however close you are, much of the relationship (on both sides) becomes about learning to let go. All around us are images of the perfect mother-child relationship. We’re [...]
Mental health can be an often difficult and lonely experience. It can be especially lonely when searching for a job. So what can you do to stay motivated? The feelings that can accompany a job loss are similar to the death of a loved one. Popularized by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, the stages of grief, denial, anger, [...]
As a nation, we love and loathe Valentine’s Day in equal measures. For some of us, it’s a hearts and flowers-filled expression of romantic ideals; for others is a day we dread or ignore. On or around 14 February, we’re more likely to propose and be proposed to, have a wedding or civil partnership… or, [...]
Alongside acupuncture treatments, traditional Chinese nutritional guidance can be an extremely powerful tool. Like the Chinese, however, I try to avoid the word diet. I believe that it has negative connotations and seems to suggest restrictions. This is the opposite of what we want for our patients. Essentially, along with breathing, eating is our main [...]
The beginning of a new year can be one of the most stressful times of the year for families and couples. Christmas often brings with it pressures that would test the strongest of relationships at the best of times. Rarely does the holiday season match the Christmas card image of happy families sitting round a [...]
A top weekly women’s magazine is urgently looking to speak to a woman aged 19 – 39 who broke up with her boyfriend or husband at least six months ago, but who is struggling to get over him, for a case study feature. Maybe she’s moved house to escape the memories of her ex? Or she’s cut ties [...]
On Thursday mornings at the Awareness Centre, if you peeked into the main studio you would discover an oasis of calm in a hectic world. For eight weeks, participants come together to learn the practice of mindfulness. Some are here to build skills to help with anxiety or depression; others to improve their general wellbeing. [...]
There are a lot of misconceptions around counselling, and we’re here to help explain some of them. For example, did you know you don’t need to be referred by your GP to a counsellor? You can simply book yourself in for counselling sessions. Here at The Awareness Centre, one of the largest therapeutic centres in [...]
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