If you're anxious, sad or feeling stuck, knowing that you're not alone may bring some comfort. According to the charity Mind, one in four of us will struggle with our mental health – and many more of us will feel lost, upset or overwhelmed at certain times in life.

‘Mental wellbeing is something that every single one of us has to navigate and manage every day,’ says psychotherapist Owen O’Kane. But there is help available if it all gets too much, and therapy can often be transformative when you're faced with stress, anxiety and depression, or other mental and emotional difficulties.

Here, Emma, Shell, Holly and Jo reveal the long-lasting benefits of therapy and counselling – and how it has helped them during the hardest times of their lives.

‘I learnt that grief can be extremely complicated’

EMMA GRAY, 43, from Taunton, Somerset, is an adulting coach offering emotional and practical grief support at rainbowhunting.co.uk

‘Six years ago, my