Can Counselling Help With Stress?
Friday, October 19, 2018
Stressed? I’ve no doubt that you know what it feels like to be stressed – not many people reach adulthood without having experienced stress. Even if you’re lucky enough to have had a very protected and happy childhood –... Read More
Anxiety - Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Friday, October 5, 2018
Anxiety Life has its problems – that’s for sure, and as a result it’s inevitable that we will experience some anxiety and worry as and when those problems occur – this is a normal part of life. However, when anxiety has become an... Read More
What is Depression & Can Counselling Help?
Monday, September 24, 2018
What is Depression? Are you feeling low and can’t seem to improve your mood? Is it difficult to know why you’re feeling so sad and how to feel better? If you’ve been experiencing low mood for a prolonged period of time and are struggling... Read More
How physical health affects emotional well being
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
The link between physical health and mental health. It’s not always recognised that our physical health and mental health are closely related. However, if you’ve had a nasty cold or flu, you may remember how that made you feel a bit low in... Read More
Learning how to establish healthy boundaries
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Boundaries Do you find yourself saying ‘yes’ when you’d really like to say ‘no’? Are you trying very hard to please others but not looking out for yourself? If so, then you may be struggling to establish healthy boundaries.... Read More
Time Travelling
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (7) This is my last blog in my series on unhelpful thinking styles – and it’s about taking one day at a time and living in today. Our minds have a tendency to ‘time-travel’ - so much of our thoughts can be... Read More
Over-thinking
Friday, June 1, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (6) You’d be surprised how many people I come across who say that they ‘over-think’ things. It seems to be a common problem – and causes a great deal of anxiety. The old saying ‘making... Read More
Sunshine and Depression
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Sunshine and Depression Whilst I’ve been writing a series of blogs on unhelpful thinking styles, which I will continue on with next time, I thought I’d write about something a little different this week, bearing in mind the weather we’re... Read More
Emotional Reasoning
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (5) In my latest blog about unhelpful thinking I’ve decided to talk about emotional reasoning – this is where you let how you think about things be guided by how you feel about things – ‘I feel bad so it... Read More
Shoulds and Musts
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Unhelpful Thinking Styles (4) Another aspect to being critical and hard on ourselves is the unhelpful thinking style of ‘shoulds and musts’. When we tell ourselves that we ‘should be doing ….’ Or ‘I shouldn’t... Read More
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