“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
– Maya Angelou
Whilst some of us have a gym membership, do park runs or HIT classes to keep strong and healthy physically we can totally negate our mental health. Counselling can offer a mental health re-set to off load regularly and as a chance to recalibrate.
Counselling can help you navigate ‘this thing called life’. It can be surprising what you discover about yourself when you share your thoughts out loud. Rather than those thoughts remaining in your head, stuck together in overwhelm – by talking, you can unravel the fog, make connections and find a clearer way through what once consumed you. Talking can restore balance, offer considerable relief, give you a toolbox of coping strategies and allow you to show yourself and others, compassion. Counselling gives you the time, focus and space to resolve whatever has been consuming you or weighing you down. In short, talking therapy can free your mind.
The aims of Counselling can be general or specific - to either maintain a constant, healthy headspace or to support you when life spawns particular difficulties and your mental health requires intervention.
It could be that certain ways of coping just don’t work for you anymore. It could be that an unexpected, traumatic event has happened that you replay and cannot process. You might need support with a significant life event looming near or support with an impactful life event that has happened. You might have a low mood for a significant period of time. Perhaps you need a mind M.O.T, a re-boot, some time and space to rest your mind. You might not know what is wrong, just feel like something has been ‘missing’……there are many reasons why we seek out counselling but it cannot be overstated that all issues and all emotions felt are as unique as you are.
Has your relationship with your partner become stuck? Are you in a conflict loop? Has a life event tested you both? Couples and Relationship Counselling can offer you a calm, safe space in which you can both make sense of how you relate and move you both towards new behaviours, harmony and lasting change
Having a baby or babies can be joyous and fulfilling but it can also be destabilising and frightening. Some parents describe adjusting to the transition as 'performative', 'a mistake' and 'shocking' as the pressure of how they think they should feel and cope, contradicts with how anxious, sad or chaotic their life in reality is. This leads to feelings of low worth, panic and guilt which only serve to isolate Parents further.
I will support you with talking therapy and acceptance as well as practical strategies that form a 'PND Toolbox' which has been developed through years of lived experiences. It IS possible for your life to look different to how it is now and for you to feel more positive and stronger. Although your experience is unique, so many symptoms are commonly felt and you are not alone. Help is here!
“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just to show up.”
– Brené Brown
Wading through therapy directories and websites can feel confusing and bamboozling - I have been on both sides of the counselling process so appreciate how anxiety provoking reaching out and making first contact can be as the client. As a counsellor, my job from the off is to put you at ease and ensure that you feel comfortable and safe. Fill in the contact form below and we can start your counselling journey!
You can also call me on 07720613268 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
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