Maybe it is you that’s suffered a loss in the last few months, maybe you are facing one or maybe you know someone close to you who is struggling with their own grief. Losing someone through the pandemic is different to grief outside of Covid-19...
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Via Vitae is a year old this month! What better way to celebrate than by re-opening the doors fully for face to face counselling sessions again this week?! I’m truly overjoyed to be back on site at Glossop Well-being Centre knowing we have taken...
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The balancing of life roles can be tricky, but it is possible to resolve a lot of daily stresses by taking some action. In the previous 2 blogs we looked at juggling life roles and also looked at home schooling whilst working from home. With...
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What will I do with them ALL day? Did an inbox of home-schooling tips send you into overwhelm? If you’re stressed then you won’t be able to focus and your child will notice. It will make them uncomfortable and they are more likely to act-out...
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Are you a working parent feeling overwhelmed? Have the last few months impacted on your daily life through social distancing, isolation and then you were also expected to home school? You aren’t alone. I’ll be posting 3 blogs on the...
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Does the thought of sitting in a room sharing your problems, concerns and inner most thoughts send fear right through you? ‘How can the Counsellor have any idea of what I am going through?’ ‘It’s not about my past, childhood or any trauma, I...
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In a time where you could sell your house if you wanted to but not see your family in your own home, does it also feel at odds for you to be returning your children to school or even returning to work right now? It’s a bizarre time currently and...
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I attended some training last week about the relationship between client and therapist and it got me thinking about general relationships and connections. Connections and relationships are a crucial part of being human. We are social animals and...
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So, what’s been happening to Via Vitae under lock-down? I’ve been training, training and training! I’ve also been thinking about how to better connect with you and how to provide you with help. I’ve gone back to basics and really explored what...
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When you think about the words Counselling or Counsellor, what does that bring up for you? The old-fashioned view of Freud with his couch? A professional with spectacles resting precariously on the tip of their nose? A lot of personal questions...
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Imposed social distancing like most aspects of life has pros and cons; it’s a time for reflection for a sizeable portion of the population. Work may be a stressor for you so being away from it may be helping you unwind if you have been...
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I’ve found the last few days in particular a bit challenging; perhaps it’s the work that I do or the head-space I find myself in at this particular time but it seems the uncertainty and the realities are hitting me now: now I have more reflection...
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