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 […]
Anxiety about going to counselling
Many people wonder what goes on in a therapy session and how it works; and it's not like in the films! In this blog I will try to explain and reassure that although it can seem mysterious, it is about two people sat in a room; me the counsellor and the other, the client who […]
Should I seek counselling? Do I really need it? How anxious or depressed do I need to be?
Have you been thinking about seeking counselling and resisting the idea? There may be many reasons stopping you: "I should be able to sort this out for myself, do I really need help? " "I have friends and family to talk to." "I feel too ashamed to admit I need help, people will think I'm […]

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