Mary Watkins Counselling

COUNSELLING IN BLACKWOOD,YSTRAD MYNACH,CAERPHILLY & THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Anxiety, Depression and the Dark Side of Christmas: coping with holiday stress

Anxiety, Depression, and the Dark Side of ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.’ ‘I don’t want to sound like The Grinch or Ebenezer Scrooge, but as my friends and family know, I’m not a fan of Christmas. ‘Bah! Humbug!’ If you have similar feelings. I want to let you know there’s nothing wrong with you; it’s entirely natural and normal not to feel excited at the thought of the coming festivities. I’m not a complete curmudgeon. I do enjoy having a Christmas […]

Impostor Syndrome and anxiety

What is It? The idea was first researched in 1978 by two psychologists Dr Pauline R Clance and Dr Suzanne A Imes. Based on their research they found it to be more common in women. More recent research has found it to be equally spread between the sexes; up to 70% of us will feel […]

My Personal Experience of counselling for anxiety and depression

The Day Before My First Session I remember vividly, the day before my first ever counselling session, I almost cancelled. The uncertainty and fear of opening up about my deepest concerns to a stranger was overwhelming. But, I’m so glad I didn’t give in to my apprehension. I won’t pretend it was all plain sailing. […]

Online, telephone or face to face counselling for anxiety

In 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic I was in the last few months of four years of study and looking forward to finishing my Counselling Diploma and qualifying. Then the unbelievable happened; overnight we were not allowed to leave our homes and me and many others in education wondered how on earth […]

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