Mellissa Hamley
What is self-care really?
When you hear the phrase “self-care”, what is the first thing that comes to mind? In recent years, the term self-care has been linked to...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Oct 19
- 4 min
Phobias, and how counselling can help
What is a phobia? The Oxford dictionary defines a phobia as: “An extreme or irrational fear of, or aversion to, something.” As the NHS...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Different Types of Therapy
Person-Centred (Carl Rogers) Under this type of this therapy it is believed that, given a set of conditions, a person has the capacity to...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Aug 21
- 3 min
How to find a therapist
You’ve decided that you want to have therapy, but where do you go? You don’t want to feel like you’re wasting your money, and you...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Jul 17
- 2 min
What do the titles mean anyway?
There are a lot of different titles thrown around in the world of therapy, and it can difficult to know what the differences are, and...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Jun 20
- 1 min
"Chin up" - Why your words matter
This might be a generational phrase, but I often hear people say “chin up” when someone is speaking about something that is bothering...
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Mellissa Hamley
- Apr 24
- 3 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Mar 19
- 4 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Mar 6
- 1 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Feb 19, 2022
- 2 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Jan 3, 2022
- 2 min
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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Mellissa Hamley
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
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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My experience
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