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Why Do Counsellors… Use grounding techniques?
Grounding techniques are often used in counselling to help people manage anxiety, panic and overwhelming emotions. This article explores why counsellors use grounding exercises, how they work in the brain and body, and some simple techniques that can help bring attention back to the present moment.
Why Do Counsellors… Stay Silent? Understanding Silence in Counselling
A reflective exploration of silence in counselling and psychotherapy. This article considers how therapists use silence, what clients may experience during quiet moments in therapy, and how silence can support reflection, empathy, and deeper emotional understanding within the therapeutic relationship.
The Quiet Art of Connection: From Water’s Edge to the Counselling Room
A reflective piece on connection, therapy, and how even small moments of contact can remind us we are not alone.
Trauma With a Small ‘t’
This reflection explores how an ordinary journey became an unexpected lesson about anxiety, kindness, and the subtle ways trauma can influence how we think and feel.
Loneliness, Connection, and Being Seen: “Are You Dead?”
This reflective blog explores loneliness, connection, and the human need to be seen. Inspired by a BBC podcast, it considers how isolation can affect us across the lifespan and how counselling can offer a space to feel noticed, understood, and less alone.
On the Fence: Indifference, Dissonance, and the Quiet Strength of Not Knowing
A reflective exploration of uncertainty, neutrality, and the therapeutic strength of not rushing to certainty in complex emotional and social worlds.
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