Technology | The Guardian USFeb 12
‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/12/nigeria-mental-health-ai-chatbots-psychiatry-therapy-depression-privacy #GlobalHealth #GlobalDevelopment #AiArtificialIntelligence #MentalHealth #Nigeria #Africa #WorldNews #Health #Technology #Privacy #Psychiatry #CounsellingAndTherapy #Society #DataProtection
‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy

With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation

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World news | The GuardianJan 29
Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/29/women-uk-50-plus-midlife-menopause-struggle-mental-health #MentalHealth #CounsellingAndTherapy #Women #Menopause #UkNews #Health
Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health

Of those affected by midlife challenges such as menopause, nine in 10 do not seek help, therapists’ organisation says

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World news | The GuardianJan 21
Beckham family estrangement is neither rare nor unique, say therapists https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/21/brooklyn-beckham-family-uk-estrangement #BrooklynBeckham #ParentsAndParenting #VictoriaBeckham #DavidBeckham #CounsellingAndTherapy #Family #LifeAndStyle #Children #SocialTrends #Culture #UkNews #Society
Beckham family estrangement is neither rare nor unique, say therapists

Family splits are more common than people realise and are typically caused by abuse, new partners and differing beliefs

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Technology | The Guardian USJan 17
He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes #Cybercrime #Cyberbullying #CounsellingAndTherapy #Internet #Society #Technology #MentalHealth #Finland
He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?

How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USDec 15
Endings are hard, but facing them helps us to heal https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/15/endings-heal-stay-in-room-in-moment #Counsellingandtherapy #Parentsandparenting #Health&wellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Mentalhealth #Bereavement #Psychology #Science #Society #Family
Endings are hard, but facing them helps us to heal

I understand the temptation to run away – I have felt it too. Try to stay in the room, and in the moment. You’ll be glad you did

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USOct 31
‘It’s risky business emotionally’: the social shift towards open relationships https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/31/open-marriage-relationships-society-trends-therapy #Counsellingandtherapy #Relationships #Lifeandstyle #Socialtrends #LilyAllen #Marriage #Culture #Society #UKnews
‘It’s risky business emotionally’: the social shift towards open relationships

With a rise in people opting for non-monogamy, experts suggest the idea of the traditional couple is radically changing

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USSep 8, 2025
A better life is possible - but only if you dive deep into your unconscious https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/sep/08/a-better-life-is-possible-but-only-if-you-dive-deep-into-your-unconscious #Counsellingandtherapy #Mentalhealth #Lifeandstyle #Environment #Psychology #Marinelife #Society #Science #Health
A better life is possible - but only if you dive deep into your unconscious

We are used to skimming the surface of our emotions, distracting ourselves with endless doing. To discover what we really need, we must move beyond the shallows

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USJul 28, 2025
Taking a break from your loved ones might be painful – but it’s the only way to grow https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/28/taking-a-break-from-loved-personal-growth #Counsellingandtherapy #Relationships #Lifeandstyle #Mentalhealth #Psychology #Family
Taking a break from your loved ones might be painful – but it’s the only way to grow

In therapy, time apart is key to making the relationship work. The same applies to all the other people in our lives

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USJul 21, 2025
A new start after 60: I was a successful businessman – and a crack addict. Now I save other users’ lives https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/21/a-new-start-after-60-i-was-a-successful-businessman-and-a-crack-addict-now-i-save-other-users-lives #Counsellingandtherapy #Lifeandstyle #Alcohol #Society #Drugs
A new start after 60: I was a successful businessman – and a crack addict. Now I save other users’ lives

Andy Kalli discovered cocaine at the age of 29, and was soon blowing almost everything he earned on drugs. Twenty-four years later he finally hit rock bottom

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USJun 16, 2025
Terrible things happen in life - but it is possible to recover from them https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jun/16/better-life-trauma-healing #Counsellingandtherapy #Health&wellbeing #Mentalhealth #Lifeandstyle #Society #Health
Terrible things happen in life - but it is possible to recover from them

We go to all sorts of lengths, often unconsciously, to hide from what has hurt us. But only by attuning to pain can we hope to heal

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