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Unconscious bias in the therapy room: a practical guide for counsellors

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Unconscious bias isn’t a weakness. It’s the brain’s quick shortcut. In therapy, those shortcuts can quietly shape how we assess risk, set goals, listen, and end. This post discusses unconscious bias in the counselling room as well as suggesting some supervision questions to explore it to help protect the relationship and improve the counselling journey […]

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What is Gaslighting?

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Gaslighting is a word we hear more often, especially on social media platforms. You might have come across phrases like “You’re gaslighting me!” But what does it truly mean, and why is it so concerning? How do we use the word correctly? What is Gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of emotional manipulation that aims to

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Behaviours that fuel anxiety: 10 Common mistakes to avoid.

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Behaviours that fuel anxiety: Common mistakes to avoid.

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Anxiety Toolkit

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Do you need tools to manage your anxiety? Wouldn’t it be great if, at times when you want to avoid situations or people, you could pick out a tool to help you? Imagine that when anxiety strikes, you try a technique and it eases that anxious feeling. You can then get on with your life,

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Living with Psoriasis

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Living with psoriasis can affect how confident a person feels outside of the home. It can affect both social and work situations. Whilst many people may not notice or comment on the psoriasis, unfortunately some can be rude and say hurtful things, ask personal questions or simply stare. This often leads to people with psoriasis

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Birds have anxiety

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A new acquisition in our therapy room that I rent from cornerstone has been the book All birds have anxiety by Kathy Hoopmann. This anxiety book is there for clients to browse at. All birds have anxiety is aimed at children but I feel it is an useful and fun read for anyone experiencing anxiety

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I worry what people think of me and if they like me

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I worry what people think of me I can’t do that as people may judge me! No-one likes me. What happens if I’m rejected? Sound familiar? These are common statements that I often hear my clients say. Often clients judge themselves on how popular they are or they will spend a lot of time worrying

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Understanding Panic Attacks

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What are panic attacks? Panic attacks are common, occurring in at least five per cent of the population. Many clients come to me who have experienced panic attacks. A common remark is that clients feel their panic attacks are misunderstood and dismissed by other people. Panic attacks are not signs of weakness

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Positive self-talk for coping with anxiety

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Anxiety often leads us to start thinking negatively. We react without thinking and before we know it we are more anxious and the negative thoughts start to flow through our mind. This can then affect our feelings, behaviour and body reactions. In our anxious state our thoughts tend to be exaggerated and contain some distortion.

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