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Our Negative Thoughts Makes Us Anxious

Have you ever paid attention to the narrative you tell yourself? I’m too fat;  I’m not good at relationships;  No one really likes me;  I’m rubbish at…;   I’m boring;  I’ve got to be the best;  Everyone is cleaver than I;  etc. etc. Some of these things may be true but if we go around telling ourselves them constantly and also […]

May 9, 2019 in Anger, Anxiety, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, couples counselling, Depression, Domestic violence, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Online Counselling, relationship counselling, Relationships, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy, Stress by

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DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE CLOSE WHO STRUGGLES WITH ADDICTION?

One of the hardest thing in the World is to watch (The Concerned) someone (The Addicted) destroy themselves – little by little.  The method of their destruction is in fact not so important as the fact that they are hurting so much inside (even if they don’t actually realise it) that they do so.  Therefore, […]

April 15, 2019 in AA, Addiction, Al-Anon, Anger, Anxiety, CA, Counselling, Counselling online, couples counselling, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, NA, Online Counselling, Psychotherapy, REBT, relationship counselling, Relationships, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy, Stress by

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Violence Against Women

This isn’t a new issue and sadly I don’t think by having a Day to highlight it, it will be the last.  Perpetrators of violence against women probably won’t even be aware that we are coming for them.  As a counsellor I have the greatest respect for a past abuser who realises it is wrong […]

November 26, 2018 in Addiction, Anger, Counselling, Counselling online, Domestic violence, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, relationship counselling, Relationships, Sexual abuse, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy, Uncategorized by

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The Battle of Addiction

Every day people are silently (and not so silently) fighting a Battle.  A Battle against homelessness, a Battle against drugs, a Battle against alcohol, a Battle against pain – emotional as well as physical, a Battle against poverty.  These Battles may not be so well known as the bigger Battles carried out by Country against […]

November 12, 2018 in Addiction, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, expatriot counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, Online Counselling, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy by

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WORLD BOOK DAY 2018 – Helping You to Help Yourself Recommendations

I believe that Counselling is about empowering people and as it’s World Book Day I would like to help that process by make the following reading recommendations.  This isn’t an exhaustive list as I am continually learning and updating from such wonderful authors as these.  These book recommendations are light, often funny reads which are also most […]

March 1, 2018 in Addiction, Anger, Borderline Personality Disorder, CBT, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, couples counselling, Depression, Domestic violence, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, expatriot counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, Online Counselling, Psychotherapy, relationship counselling, Relationships, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy by

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Online Counselling -Is it for you?

Online Counselling – what is it and why do it? We live in a transient time when, if you want it, the World can be our oyster but just because some of us seize that opportunity it doesn’t always mean that the journey is smooth.  Because it is a transient World we can often feel isolated when we are […]

February 22, 2018 in Addiction, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, couples counselling, Depression, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, expatriot counselling, Online Counselling, Relationships by

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Time to Talk Day

Wow.  We now have a special day to make “#time to talk”.    But as one of the complaints I hear from clients is “I find it difficult to talk” or “he/she won’t talk to me” if we now let ourselves off the hook by providing a special day for letting others know how we feel – […]

February 1, 2018 in Addiction, Anger, Borderline Personality Disorder, CBT, Counselling, Counselling online, couples counselling, Depression, Domestic violence, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, Online Counselling, Psychotherapy, Skype Counselling, Skype Therapy by

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NEW YEAR – NEW YOU OR…….?

It’s here again – that time when some of us feel compelled to make Changes.  A New Year seems to hypnotise us into making new resolutions to stop eating so much, stop drinking so much, find a better job, find a better relationship, stop gambling etc. etc.  But unless we are 100% committed to making changes […]

January 5, 2018 in Addiction, Anger, Borderline Personality Disorder, CBT, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, couples counselling, Depression, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Face to Face Counselling in Haywards Heath, Online Counselling, Psychotherapy, relationship counselling, Relationships, Skype Counselling by

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Christmas and Counselling – All from your computer

I am not sure if there are any statistics about how parcels will be delivered between now and Christmas but I do know that many more people have shopped online this year presumably, if they are anything like me, they work late hours and/or are desperate to avoid the inevitable long queues in stuffy shops.  […]

December 14, 2017 in Addiction, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, Depression, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, expatriot counselling, online shopping, Psychotherapy, Skype Counselling by

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It’s nearly the “Silly Season” again aka Christmas

Christmas will soon be upon us and with all that entails for each of us.  But however we do (or don’t) celebrate Christmas it does seem to bring a certain expectation that we can act out of character and it’s ok.  We often partake in the wearing of loosely disguised paper napkins on our heads […]

November 29, 2017 in Addiction, Anger, Counselling, Counselling online, counselling via skype, couples counselling, Depression, english counsellors for ex-pats, ex-pat counselling, Lonlieness at Christmas, Online Counselling, online shopping, Uncategorized by

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