Mindful Clarity Counselling

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear but around in awareness.
James Thurber

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
- Mary Angelou

We can say what we need to say. We can gently, but assertively, speak our mind. We do not need to be judgmental, tactless, blaming or cruel when we speak our truths.
- Melody Beattie

“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change” - Shannon L. Alder

How the weather can affect our moods and emotions. Just taking time to notice and be present in the moment.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a comprehensive psychotherapy that helps you process and recover from past and present experiences that are affecting your mental health and wellbeing.

It involves using side to side eye movements combined with talk therapy in a specific and structured format.

EMDR helps you process the negative images, emotions, beliefs and body sensations associated with traumatic memories that seem to be stuck. These can contribute to a range of mental health problems - bacp.co.uk

Winter wood walking - good for both the mind and body

World Mental Health Day (10 Oct) is a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters. It’s also a day to let people know that it’s okay to ask for help, no matter what you’re going through.

As the theme of World Mental Health Day highlights, ‘mental health is a universal human right’. That’s why at Mental Health Foundation, we’re dedicated to addressing the inequalities in mental health and working towards good mental health for all, not just for some.

Sunday snoozing

Plentiful Poppies

World Earth Day - April 22nd 2023
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Looking for a fabulous pilates class? I can thoroughly recommend Aileen @ pilatesatyourpace.
For further details please contact [email protected]

“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognising the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.”
— Carl Jung, Aion (1951)

Be present in the moment and notice your surroundings. Take time out of your day to actually look around and see what's going on. Take time to pause, breathe, look, listen and notice the beauty around you.

What is counselling?
‘Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues’- nhs.net

It’s Time to Talk Day on Thursday 2 February 2023!
Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation.
We know the more conversations we have, the better life is for everyone. Talking about mental health isn’t aways easy, but a conversation has the power to change lives.

‘EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a comprehensive psychotherapy that helps you process and recover from past experiences that are affecting your mental health and wellbeing.
It involves using side to side eye movements combined with talk therapy in a specific and structured format.
EMDR helps you process the negative images, emotions, beliefs and body sensations associated with traumatic memories that seem to be stuck. These can contribute to a range of mental health problems
EMDR helps you to see things from a different perspective and relieves the symptoms that you were suffering’ - BACP.co.uk

"I pray this winter be gentle and kind - a season of rest from the wheel of the mind. "
--John Geddes

‘Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful scientifically proven psychotherapy to help people recover from traumatic events in their lives which have led to poor mental health’ - EMDR Association UK

‘It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard’ - Carl Rogers

Dog Walking in the Winter Sun

“The sun is alone, too, but it still shines.” – Unknown

Finding the sunshine

Finding the sunshine

‘Being able to feel safe with other
people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives’
Bessel van der kolk

Sitting and being present moment by moment

Loneliness

“At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self’
Brendan Behan

A beautiful burst of walking in the woods. So good for the mind and body

Dreamy Dahlia
‘The common Dahlia symbolises:
Staying graceful under pressure, especially in challenging situations
Drawing upon inner strength to succeed
Traveling and making a major life change in a positive way
Standing out from the crowd and following your own unique path
Staying kind despite being tested by certain life events
Finding a balance between adventure and relaxation’