We all find times in our lives when there are more challenges than positives. Although we have inbuilt coping mechanisms to handle these tough times, sometimes we need some extra support to rediscover how best to use them. At times like this it may be well worthwhile consulting an experienced counsellor in Surrey. They will be [...]
If you woke up one morning recently and realised that there's not a lot in your life that makes your heart sing, or if a similar realisation has been dawning on you gradually over a period of time - then this tip could help to turn things around. Our souls are a little like gardens: [...]
Any parent of a teenager will recognise the challenges that are frequently experienced as children grow into young adults. You may have been fortunate in not having had heated arguments so far, but if you have,this is only a natural behaviour that arises from boundaries being pushed and young people asserting themselves. There may be many [...]
I have been struck over the years how conflict in a relationship always comes down to the one thing: an unwillingness for each person to step into the other's shoes, to really feel what it may be like to live their life, to be in the relationship from their perspective. We become attached to our [...]
Getting a diagnosis of a serious illness can be a traumatic experience. And trauma has its own health risks. Unresolved, it can compromise the immune system because it can heighten the response of the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for producing stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones reduce the efficiency of [...]
If you’ve experienced the trauma of cancer, now may be the time to start looking forward to getting your life back to normality. Finding a sympathetic experienced counsellor based locally in Surrey can be a great support as you may find that you need to make adjustments following changes to your body and your feelings. Both [...]
We all lead difficult lives. Pressures of work, family and lifestyle can sometimes find us struggling to deal with certain situations and lead to addiction as a way of coping. Whether it’s you that’s experiencing the addiction or you are the friend or loved one of a person that has a developed an addiction, counselling can [...]
We compartmentalise so much of our lives. We have our home life, and our work life, our social life, and our sex life. We get advice from an expert in this field, and then in that. And sometimes we forget to consider the whole, to notice the effect one area of our life has on [...]
Whether you’re married or in a relationship you may find that you are in a situation where life is not going quite as planned. Some couples find that they are able to talk together to resolve any difficulties, however it may be that your relationship has reached a point where outside professional help can be [...]
Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult and harrowing experiences to cope with in life. Bereavement can affect people in any number of ways. If you’re in Surrey, local specialist bereavement counselling can help you to discover coping mechanisms and gain reassurance following the loss of a loved one. After a loss [...]
So much of our lives can be spent re-living the past, or in the mists of the future that we don't really enjoy where we are. As children, we long to be more grown-up, and then we think things will be better once we've finished all that study and all those exams, when we have [...]
Even a forced smile encourages your body to produce more oxytocin, the “feel good” hormone. Here’s a short meditation visualisation to promote your sense of emotional wellbeing. If you’re not a visual person, you can simply sense or imagine in any way you can. […]