by Westmeria Counselling | Aug 3, 2020 | College, Counselling, Training
We are very proud to have just completed our 6th year of delivering counselling training… and what a year it has been. Despite the challenging and uncertain times of recent months, we are very proud to have kept our training courses going, which has been no small...
by Westmeria Counselling | Jun 17, 2020 | Counselling, Depression, Training, Volunterring
Volunteers’ Week takes place 1 – 7 June every year. It’s a chance to celebrate and say thank you to all volunteers out there. However, you might be forgiven for asking, ‘why do people volunteer their time for nothing?’ Calvin Holbrook, writing for...
by Westmeria Counselling | May 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Counselling, Depression, Stress
If you are reading this, you may have a counselling assessment coming up, or are thinking about reaching out to a counselling service and wondering what will come next. Either way, reaching out for support is a positive and incredibly brave step, so you should be very...
by Westmeria Counselling | May 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Counselling, Depression, self-care, Stress
I’ve heard a lot about the ‘new normal’. It seems to be a bit of a catch all to encompass everything that is going on for us at the moment. All the uncertainty, anxiety, stress, worry and opportunity in our lives are tied into this new normal, which is something to...
by Westmeria Counselling | Mar 31, 2020 | Blue Monday, Counselling, Depression, Health, self-care, self-compassion
Rather aptly it seems, April is Stress Awareness month. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are facing an incredible stressful and uncertain time. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what stress is, some ideas on ways to cope, and a personal account from...
by Westmeria Counselling | Feb 27, 2020 | Counselling, Depression, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, self-care, self-compassion
Sharing my personal experience, knowledge and enthusiasm about how we can do more for people with this serious mental illness. I know how it feels to be extremely slim. Until my thirties I was under-weight, and in my twenties people mistakenly thought I had an eating...
