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Male Violence Against Women an important read.

How many more women and children are going to be murdered by a partner/ boyfriend, husband or ex before the government and wider society begins to take the pandemic of male violence against women seriously and fund more work to prevent it from happening? Let’s not be afraid to talk about this openly and callContinue reading “Male Violence Against Women an important read.”

Choosing a therapist

I’ve had quite a few enquiries this week from prospective new clients and it reminded me of when I was choosing a therapist for the first time and embarking on this journey quite some time ago now. It takes a great deal of courage to consider beginning in therapy let alone taking the first stepContinue reading “Choosing a therapist”

Lockdown challenges

I was thinking a bit about some of the challenges many of us are facing right now and wondering how many of us are focussing on the positives? I know I haven’t always been. But if I stop to think and look around me, working remotely has allowed me some additional balance in life andContinue reading “Lockdown challenges”

Happy New Year!

I’ve had a restful break, I hope you have too. It felt really important for me to take some time out to connect with and check back in with myself after such a challenging year.

Considering the benefits of online counselling.

I like to think aloud… in my own head that is. That’s ‘aloud’ to me… I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can make sure that everyone who wants or needs counselling can access it. It seems to me that being able to access counselling via one of the online methods or video phoningContinue reading “Considering the benefits of online counselling.”

Welcome to the new website……

I’m new to tech…. I’m amazed I have managed to publish this. I’m kind of amazed anyone is reading this. I want to use this section of the website to communicate more about the service and what we have to offer. What we think, What we stand for, What’s important to us and that sortContinue reading “Welcome to the new website……”

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude”.

– Maya Angelou It’s true. Generally, I am a believer in the ethos that if something ceases to make me happy (or at least content) then I have the right and the responsibility to do something about it. After all, life Is for living isn’t it? If I can’t quite manage happy, I am atContinue reading ““If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude”.”