Poetry for Emotional Support is perhaps not the first thing that you would think of. However, for centuries, the reading and writing of poetry has been considered incredibly powerful. Poems provide a succinct snapshot of something, inducing vivid images, ideas and feelings that can have the capacity to move and affect the reader. Poetry invites […]
Relationship / Couples Counselling FAQs – if you have a question that isn’t answered below please don’t hesitate to contact me. Is Relationship / Couples Counselling only for people wo are in romantic relationships? Relationship / Couples counselling, doesn’t have to just be for people who are in a relationship, i.e. husband and wife, husband […]
Protecting Children From Abuse ConverSafe Workbook 1 – What ‘Safe’ Means. Esha Johnson has recently released her first Children’s Therapeutic Activity Book. This book is for parents, carers, teachers, foster carers, social workers, counsellors, indeed any practitioner working with children. It is to be completed together with the child. I fully reccoment this workbook to […]
The Eight Phases of EMDR – EMDR stands for “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.” EMDR is very effective if you are struggling with trauma, abuse, bullying, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, witnessed or experienced something traumatic such as a car accident or violent crime or the sudden loss of a loved one. When a person […]
Plant Therapy – Nature’s impact on our Mental Health. In a previous blog we explored The Therapeutic Benefits of Nature. This blog is going to take a closer look at Plant therapy and Horticultural Therapy and its benefits to our wellbeing. Can Nature impact on out emotional and mental wellbeing? In our previous blog we […]
Micro Habits – small steps equal big changes. Having recently finished the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, I have been thinking more and more about how small changes can add up to make a larger overall change. That when we start tiny and consistently achieve those tiny habits over time this build up to […]
National Simplicity Day is every Year on 12th July. The 12th July was the birthday of Henry Deavid Thoreau (1817) “As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” Thoreau Henry David Thoreau believed: “that people have knowledge about themselves that ‘transcends’ all the external forces in their lives. They advocated […]
Leaving lockdown and feeling anxious about it is not uncommon. We have now been dealing with COVID for well over a year now, we have got used to not going out so much, to not mixing with people, to our lives simplifying and slowing down. This has been really hard for many people, and it […]
Keeping hydrated for better mental health might seem like an odd idea, we know that its important for our physical wellbeing, but for our mental health too! However, studies have shown that people who drink more water are at lower risk of experiencing anxiety and depression than those who drank less water. Another study also found […]
Mental Health and social media is an incredibly relevant topic at the moment. There are many platforms on which you can ‘get lost’ for hours on end surfing from topic to topic and possibly ending up watching videos or looking at content you couldn’t have imagined existed. The internet and social media can be an […]
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Because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, my face to face counselling services are closed until further notice.
However, I am able to offer counselling sessions via telephone or online video calling. There are many advantages to this, such as keeping yourself and others safe, but you may find it's more convenient to have your sessions from the comfort of your own home as well as saving time and money.
My services are no longer restricted to a location and you are welcome to contact me if you need support regardless of where you live. Call now on 07843 813 537 to book your first session or if you would just like a friendly chat about your issues and how I can help.
- Paul Carter
