Growing Around Grief
This blog post explains about the model of grieving 'growing around grief'. During my many years of counselling training and practising I...
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Surviving the First Christmas Without a Loved One
For people who have experienced the loss of a loved one, Christmas can be a really challenging time. If you’ve lost a loved one and...
10 Ways to Look After Your Mental Health at Christmas
The first Christmas adverts have been shown on the TV. You might have started thinking about Christmas, bought your first presents, or be...
How to Fight Productively
One of the main issues my clients bring to me is relationship problems. Whether it's working with a couple or individuals arguments are...
Laughter is the Best Medicine; The Health Benefits of Humor and Laughter
I’ve had a couple of times in the last week when I’ve had some real good belly laughs. The first was watching the Welsh TV series...
Looking After Your Wellbeing as the Nights Draw in
What pops into your mind when you think of autumn? Think about it for a moment... A warm mug of cocoa in front of an open fire? The...
Getting Your Child to go to Bed, and Stay There
The majority of clients I work with struggle to get time for themselves, and with their partner, as they have the nightly battle of...
Empty Nest Syndrome, and How to Survive it.
Empty nest syndrome is the name given to a psychological condition that can affect parents around the time that their children leave home...
Don’t Suffer Alone; Why Reaching Out For Help is so Important.
I hear so many people apologising for their suffering, as if their troubles aren’t ‘bad enough’ or worth paying attention to. As if other...
The Importance of a Routine
Over the past several months my counselling hours and days have changed a number of times. I'm very happy that the start of September has...
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