This is where a person’s focus is dominated by worries about their health or those that they love becoming ill. Medical reassurance doesn’t ease the concerns for very long and soon after having the ‘all clear’ confirmed then new or resurgent...
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It’s fairly common across the population so I don’t ask this question to single you out, merely to help you engage with if it’s become a problem for you. There’s a big difference between general putting stuff off and problematic delays. If...
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When I talk through anger with clients, we consider the emotion ‘anger’ as an umbrella term because so much sits under it. We use it as an all-encompassing term to describe actually upwards of 24 other anger related emotions. Have a look at the...
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Do you struggle saying No? Are you constantly burnt-out at the end of the week? Do you get annoyed with yourself when your to-do list just keeps growing? Managing your own expectations of yourself can be a good place to start addressing some of...
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Intrusive thoughts are natural; everyone will experience them and sometimes have them daily. They are defined usually as thoughts, desires, or urges that are inappropriate for the context you find yourself in. You can have intrusive images too...
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Self-care: ‘the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health.’ Oxford Dictionary Selfish: ‘lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure.’ Oxford Dictionary...
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‘I’m too old to change or I’m too set in my ways.’ Does this sound familiar? I hear this quite frequently in counselling and it’s always something I’m happy to explore with a client. We look at why a client thinks this: Is this barrier to...
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Do you find that you’re usually stuck in planning the future? Dread the future? Entrenched in the past? Let past experiences dictate how you live your life now? If you’ve answered yes to one or more of these questions then the chances are you let...
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What better way to celebrate two years of being established by being able to also celebrate new additions to Via Vitae’s customer offer. After successfully supporting Glossop for this period, I’ve been fortunate enough to branch out into remote...
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Having counselling for the first time can feel really daunting, especially right now if you’re opting for remote methods and feel unsure if you’ll be able to gel with your counsellor or feeling nervous about a face to face session after not...
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I’ve always found the concept uncomfortable- what exactly are you letting go of? People tell you to ‘let go, you’ve gotta let go…’ OK, how? People never tell you how it’s done or how to go about doing it, but they expect you to be able to. If it...
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What can a counsellor do for you? Or perhaps a better question may be: What does counselling-help look like? There’s still a fear about counselling and therapy in general and I want to help you understand what it’s all about to lift the fog on...
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