Where shall we work together? New Office I have recently moved premises to a wonderful space and wanted to share it with you and tell you more about how we can work together. My office is located at Therapy Station, in a quiet cul-de-sac in the village of Stoney Stanton. It is a welcoming space …
The spring equinox is here where day and night are equal in length. The light is increasing, and we step more fully from Winter into Spring. The buds are bursting, the bird song is increasing in volume as nature re-awakens from the resting of winter. Cycles of nature As we align ourselves to the cycles …
Boundaries for ourselves are important, they are a vital part of our self-care. A boundary is a clear way of letting people know how you want to be treated and what you can offer. To be effective, boundaries need to be flexible and adaptable, not rigid a metaphorical wall that’s impossible to climb. Healthy boundaries. …
The season of autumn is upon us in the northern hemisphere, the days are shortening, and the temperatures are starting to drop at night-time. The berries are ripe, and the leaves are changing colour. This is symbolic of harvesting the fruits of our labour, what we have worked towards all year and reflecting on our …
There are so many colours in our world and each one is embedded in tradition, symbology and meaning. Colours have long been used to help us identify our feelings or describe what we might be feeling. I feel “blue” today. The “red” mist just rolled in. I feel “off colour”. It’s not as “black and …
Entering therapy can be daunting and confusing. First myth, there is no lying down on couches as we so often see in films. So, what happens in therapy? Generally, the first session is all about information gathering. Which helps your potential therapist to paint a picture around what’s bringing you to therapy, what you are …
First off, what is counselling and therapy? Here’s the Oxford Dictionary definition; “the provision of professional assistance and guidance in resolving personal or psychological problems.” For me, it is a safe space that offers confidentiality for you to talk to a qualified therapist about your issues and concerns. In that safe space you will be …
In this final part of exploring “mum guilt” I am going to build on offering ourselves compassion. So often clients say to me “I don’t know how to show myself kindness.” When becoming a mum, it can be very easy to lose sight of who you are and quickly place yourself at the bottom of …
Part 2.. Following on from part 1 feeling mum guilt impacts us in so many ways. Thoughts that often present are “have I missed something?”, “my child is behind other kids, that’s my fault”, or “I should know the answers, mums are supposed to know.” When the world was plunged into uncertainty with COVID 19, …
I use this phrase “mum guilt” often, as being mummy to two little ones I have become increasingly aware of how much pressure I put myself under to “get it right”. I want to add this is a term I might have heard from someone else but can’t recall who, so if you know who …
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