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6 Ways to Manage Work Place Stress

1) Get the basics right Getting the right amount of quality sleep, eating healthy and exercising regularly are things we hear about...

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Grounding Techniques (and I don't mean the coffee)

GROUNDING In my last blog we looked at what grounding techniques are, and how they are useful. Here are a number of others for you to...

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What Are Grounding Techniques, and Why Should You Use Them?

What? In simple terms, it brings you back into the here and now. Have you ever experienced a time when your thoughts became overwhelming...

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I Can't See the Woods for the Trees

This is one of those statements that I have heard a lot over the years. I often think that therapy is a little like this and that my job...

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My Creative Therapy Card

Creative therapy is something that I am passionate about. There are many different ways that you can utilise creativity in the therapy...

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The Magic Wand

This image or idea brings 2 things up for me. The first is that it often seems we are looking for a quick fix. So much of our society...

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How Much are You Carrying?

Do you ever physically feel like you are carrying too much weight on your shoulders? Do you know exactly what it is that you’re carrying?...

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How to achieve your New Year's Resolutions

What do you think and feel when you hear that phrase, “New Year’s Resolution”? Is it something you do and achieve every year? If yes,...

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My First Counselling Experience

It’s been over 10 years since I had my first counselling experience. Thankfully I feel like mental health is talked about more and there...

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