In your first therapy session with me we will assess your core values.

Core values are based on how you see the world and your existence.

When emotionally distressed, it is difficult to think of coping skills and other support methods to use in those moments.

This is where a self-care box can really help, offering stability and reassurance.

The self-care box is your special toolkit that is full of items to help you feel rejuvenated and overcome those painful mental triggers.

An estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage - unfortunately, my wife and I fall into that statistic. I had endless questions about how my wife was coping, how she was and concerned well-wishers asking after my wife. Not one person asked how I was. Not even my parents.

Self-care is perhaps never more important than while grieving. Eating well, staying active and spending time with friends and family all play an important role in a person’s ability to take a healthy approach to grieving. Taking time for yourself, however, is just as critical.

A self-care box is a safe and happy place ideal for someone who is constantly having distressing thoughts and feelings, particularly suicidal after a loss.

Bereavement defined; time that is spent adjusting to the loss.

There is no quick fix, right/wrong way to grieve and certainly no magic formula.

Everyone grieves and deals with bereavement differently.

After being diagnosed with Complex-PTSD in 2020, I decided a career-change was needed.

I believe that, in order to provide honest counselling services, the counsellor must have had life-experience, over and above any qualification, in that area of specialism.