Inner Child Work
Sometimes in healing work old wounds from childhood come up. They can manifest as deep self-hatred, depression, self-criticism, anger and trauma memories. Sometimes they may appear as externalised criticism to loved ones around us. We may have addiction issues that try to soothe old pains and memories. We may be very difficult to be around […]
Grief and Loss – An Exploration of Awareness and Being
Our loved ones of this world are eventually taken from us or we from them. In that moment a huge surge of energy in the emotional system is felt and realised – grief, a natural human response to loss. Being physically connected to someone through familiarity and for a long time can be hard in […]
Depression and Anxiety Support
Depression is a debilitating and scary place to experience. It is not to be confused with anxiety though people do experience the two together. Anxiety is an arousal state, not an emotion, and is a direct reaction to external stress. Anxiety is not a mental health condition. It is part of our human action and […]
Addictions, Counselling and Life Coaching Approaches
Addictions are one of the most challenging experiences one will have in life. It may be codependency in relationships, substances (like alcohol, cocaine, caffeine, tobacco and food). It may be an attachment to behaviours like gambling, sex, pornography, shopping or social media. How do addictions manage to have so much power over us that we […]
What do we need to be happy?
When you come to your personal free consultation for therapy we always talk about your goals and what you would like to get out of counselling. Sometimes clients are very stuck with what they want because they often come to therapy because they are feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in terms of their life direction […]