Counselling Blog

Understanding emotional responsibility and why it's so exhausting. You might notice that when someone around is upset, stressed or struggling, you immediately feel a sense of responsibility. This might move into wanting to jump in and fix things, smooth over conflict taking place, or making sure everyone else feels ok. You might step into help, offer advice or carry the emotional weights of the situation, so others don't have to. And this can really start to feel exhausting o

There can be many assumptions out there about counselling, that lead to confusion or hesitation in wanting to seek support. Some people may not reach out for many years, because they believe something about therapy that isn't necessarily true. This blog is here with the aim of clearing up some of the common misconceptions about counselling that I hear out there. In the hope that it supports in offering clarity and reassurance, in case any of these areas may be worrying or sto

There’s something that can start slowly humming in the background, when you realise you are outgrowing the place in which you work. It may start as an uncomfortable feeling. A heaviness in your chest that you can’t quite name at first, but which grows louder as you begin to sense a misalignment. It might be a passing comment in a meeting. Or another “can you just do this” email. With each subtle sign, the heaviness can build. Brick by emotional brick. You want so badly to pus

It can be a common question to ask yourself, "Do I really need counselling?" or "How do I know if counselling would support me". There might be hesitation for you, particularly if you're questioning whether what you have going on in your life is truly 'big enough' or 'serious enough' for counselling. You may also say to yourself, that "others have it so much worse" and therefore, "you shouldn't seek counselling for what you have going on" ... Gentle reminder: No matter what

For many people, their inner critics can be loud harsh voices, shouting insults throughout the day. Like a horrible bully that you can't seem to get away from. And for others, it can be a quieter and maybe more familiar voice, that whispers things in the background. It sometimes might feel like it's trying to help or sound pretty reasonable. Our inner critics might say things like; "You should be coping better than this" "Don't let anyone down" "Just try harder, then you'll f